State police resumed moving millions of pounds of explosives Monday that had been haphazardly stashed in warehouses in Louisiana,
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prompting hundreds to evacuate from harm's way in case any of it exploded. (Dec. 3)
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POLICE CONTINUE TO MOVE MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVES -- FOUND AT AN INDUSTRIAL SITE IN LOUISIANA.THE WORK TO MOVE THE 6 MILLION POUNDS OF ARTILLERY PROPELLANT -- BEGAN OVER THE WEEKEND.SOUNDBITE: Colonel Michael Edmondson/Louisiana State Police"That's a lot of product, it's a lot of dangers in there, a lot of worst case scenarios, we need to work through those safely."THE MATERIAL WAS STORED BOTH OUTDOORS AND CRAMMED INTO UNAUTHORIZED BUILDINGS AT A FORMER ARMY AMMUNITIONS PLANT -- THE PLANT WAS BEING LEASED BY A COMPANY THAT BECAME THE FOCUS OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSION IN OCTOBER.SOUNDBITE: Connie Handy/Doyline Resident"It's hard to try to find somewhere, you know, you ain't got the resources to really put yourself up somewhere."ABOUT HALF OF THE 800 NEARBY RESIDENTS HAVE EVACUATED.SOUNDBITE: no name given"stuff has happened there and we didn't have a clue what was being brought out there. We felt safe at that time and so today it didn't seem too different."RESIDENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN UNTIL THE EXPLOSIVES ARE DIVIDED INTO SMALLER, SAFER QUANTITIES...AND THERE IS NO ESTIMATE WHEN THAT MIGHT BE FINISHED.OFFICIALS ARE ALSO WATCHING THE WEATHER - AS POSSIBLE LIGHTNING COULD DELAY EFFORTS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.SIGOUT - Bob McCall/Associated Press
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