Thursday, September 10, 2015

7 injured, 1 critical, after explosion at Taser plant in Scottsdale, Arizona





abc15.com staff Sep 10, 2015
11 mins ago
scottsdale | northeast valley











SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Seven people were transported to the hospital after an explosion at the Taser plant in Scottsdale Thursday evening.

The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the facility near Perimeter Drive and Mayo Boulevard.

Scottsdale Fire Department officials say one person is in critical condition after suffering "explosive trauma".

Six others suffered non-life threatening injuries but did suffer from "a traumatic sound event to their ears from a loud boom" according to fire officials.

Sixteen total were evaluated at the scene.

Crews are still working to determine what exploded. They will be at the plant through the night investigating.

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