Explosion at Alabama rocket base burns 2

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http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/05/explosion-at-alabama-rocket-base-burns-2/
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Two people were severely burned in an explosion at the U.S. Army's primary missile research installation in northern Alabama Wednesday, military officials and paramedics reported.

The blast happened at 8:45 a.m. (9:45 a.m. ET) at a military test area at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, said Jeanna Rightmeier, an Army spokeswoman. There were no fatalities reported, but two people suffered third-degree burns over more than 80 percent of their bodies, said Kenneth Burke, a field supervisor with Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, Inc.

The victims were flown to the University of Alabama at Birmingham's medical center for treatment, Burke said.