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Explosion Rocks Amityville Factory
The explosion was reported at the GKN Aerospace factory on New Horizons Boulevard Tuesday morning.
AMITYVILLE, NY — An explosion rocked an Amityville factory Tuesday morning, according to Suffolk police.
Officers responded to the GKN Aerospace factory on 1000 New Horizons Boulevard at 9:20 a.m. for a 911 call of an explosion followed by a fire.
The factory was evacuated and one man was evaluated at the scene by medical personnel.
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No serious injuries were reported. Police say the cause of the explosion seems to be non-criminal.
Members of the North Lindenhurst and Amityville Fire Departments were also at the scene to battle the blaze.
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