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Mon, Jan 17, 2005

Fire Forces Evacuation At NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Flames Inside Vehicle Assembly Building

At approximately 1400 EST Friday, emergency fire fighting crews responded to a fire on the low bay roof in the Vehicle Assembly Building that sent smoke into the electrical duct area of D tower in the Launch Complex 39 area. There were no injuries and no damage to space flight hardware, according to NASA.

It was the second troublesome event to strike the building, where NASA connects rockets to payloads, in less than six months. The building was heavily damaged by one of the four hurricanes that blew through Florida last summer and fall.

Kennedy Space Center fire and rescue personnel quickly responded to the scene. As a precautionary measure, 270 employees were evacuated from the building. The KSC on-scene commander reported the fire out at 1615 after a sweep of the area.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.

FMI: www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/hom

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