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One of the largest office buildings on Redstone Arsenal has been evacuated.
According to an email from Col. Jeffrey Ogden, interim chief of staff of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, the Von Braun III building is "closed and off limits until further notice." Ogden's e-mail, sent at 11:52 a.m., also says people should stay back at least 50 feet from any entrance to the building.
Employees have reported seeing emergency crews and people in hazmat suits entering the buildin
An Army spokeswoman said she is gathering more information on the evacuation and will be sending out a news release shortly.
Von Braun III is the largest building in the arsenal's Von Braun Complex of offices. The six-story, 840,000-square-foot structure houses the Missile Defense Agency and its contractors.
Von Braun III is designed to be "the hub of missile defense for our nation," Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, then-MDA director, said during ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the building in October 2011. "The largest concentration of missile defense engineers anywhere in the world is in this building."
Updated at 12:25 p.m. with additional information about Von Braun III building, quotes from former MDA Director Patrick O'Reilly.Updated at 12:29 p.m. with reports of people in hazmat suits seen entering the building.
https://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/04/redstone_arsenals_von_braun_ii.html
According to an email from Col. Jeffrey Ogden, interim chief of staff of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, the Von Braun III building is "closed and off limits until further notice." Ogden's e-mail, sent at 11:52 a.m., also says people should stay back at least 50 feet from any entrance to the building.
Employees have reported seeing emergency crews and people in hazmat suits entering the buildin
An Army spokeswoman said she is gathering more information on the evacuation and will be sending out a news release shortly.
Von Braun III is the largest building in the arsenal's Von Braun Complex of offices. The six-story, 840,000-square-foot structure houses the Missile Defense Agency and its contractors.
Von Braun III is designed to be "the hub of missile defense for our nation," Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly, then-MDA director, said during ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the building in October 2011. "The largest concentration of missile defense engineers anywhere in the world is in this building."
Updated at 12:25 p.m. with additional information about Von Braun III building, quotes from former MDA Director Patrick O'Reilly.Updated at 12:29 p.m. with reports of people in hazmat suits seen entering the building.
https://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/04/redstone_arsenals_von_braun_ii.html
