Thy Geekdom Come Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Los Angeles International Airport just had an explosion, according to FoxNews, but they haven't posted the story on the site, yet. Pray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureSoror Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy Mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachael Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted September 4, 2004 Author Share Posted September 4, 2004 L.A. Airport Shut Down; Possible Security Breach Saturday, September 04, 2004 LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles International Airport (search) was shut down early Saturday because of a possible security breach and a separate incident at an international terminal security screening station, an airport spokesman said. No information was immediately available on the incident at Tom Bradley International Terminal (search), airport spokesman Harold Johnson said. Officials also did not explain the possible security breach that shut down terminals 6, 7 and 8. The terminals are connected. Traffic was being diverted from the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnanc Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I am praying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 explosion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 *praying* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 It was corroded batteries in a flashlight... as reported by CNN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted September 4, 2004 Author Share Posted September 4, 2004 [quote name='Hermione' date='Sep 4 2004, 02:01 PM'] It was corroded batteries in a flashlight... as reported by CNN. [/quote] They exploded enough to close three terminals immediately and the whole airport later? Wow. Oh, well. All the better that our initial assumptions were wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 [quote name='Hermione' date='Sep 4 2004, 01:01 PM'] It was corroded batteries in a flashlight... as reported by CNN. [/quote] wow batteries ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scofizzle Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I don't think that cooroded batteries wil lrxplode like that. It ma have caused some suspision at a security check but that would not be the reason to shut down several terminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Fox News Security Concerns Prompt LAX Shutdown Saturday, September 04, 2004 LOS ANGELES — Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (search) were shut down early Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and a flashlight battery exploded during screening at another, authorities said. The two incidents a half-hour apart on the busy Labor Day weekend appeared to be unrelated, said FBI (search) spokeswoman Cathy Viray. Several people suffered minor injuries. The scare at the international terminal apparently came when a flashlight battery exploded as it was being screened by a Transportation Security Administration (search) worker, Viray said. "When it was going through screening, the TSA individual touched it and at that point it exploded," she said. The TSA worker suffered minor injuries to his hands, Viray said. Airport spokesman Tom Winfrey said the small explosion "slightly injured several people." The passenger whose bag was being screened at the time was being questioned. About half an hour earlier, a passenger bypassed security at United Airlines' Terminal 8, prompting the evacuation of terminals 6, 7 and 8, Winfrey said. Authorities cleared the terminals, which are connected, in order to re-screen passengers, he said. About 30 departing United flights were listed as delayed, and 17 of the airline's inbound flights were listed as canceled or delayed. Traffic was diverted from the airport and hundreds of people could be seen standing outside the airport. The shutdown Saturday followed a bomb scare Friday at Ontario International Airport that prompted the evacuation of 1,000 people for two hours. The suspicious bag that caused it turned out to contain only cosmetics, officials said. Authorities are especially wary of terrorism at Los Angeles International Airport, among the world's busiest. It has twice been targeted for attacks — a foiled bomb plot planned for around New Year's Day 2000, and a shooting at a check-in counter that left three dead on July 4, 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scofizzle Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 well then...... aparently I don't know my flashlight battery technical manual as well as I thought I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T-Bone Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 That's either battery acid or a cover-up I smell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 [quote] and a shooting at a check-in counter that left three dead on July 4, 2002.[/quote] I flew in to L.A. right about when this happened. Thank God I flew into the Burbank airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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