Second Worker Injured In Pennsylvania Army Depot Explosion Dies

CHAMBERSBURG, PA — A second employee injured in an explosion at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania last month has died, depot officials said in a news release Thursday.

"The Letterkenny Army Depot family deeply mourns the loss of another invaluable team member as a result of the industrial accident that took place on July 19," Depot Commander Col. Stephen Ledbetter said.

The apparent explosion and fire injured five other employees. One of the employees injured in the incident died the day after the explosion and fire and a third employee remains hospitalized. Officials said at the time of the incident that three employees had to be airlifted to hospitals after suffering burns.

The worker who died Thursday at the hospital has not been identified.

The incident is being investigated by Letterkenny's safety and engineering offices, OSHA and the depot's fire and emergency services.

The depot, located 160 miles (257 kilometers) west of Philadelphia, or about 55 miles (88 kilometers) southwest of Harrisburg, employs about 3,600 people. The depot's website says work there focuses on air defense tactical missile ground support equipment, mobile electric power generation equipment, Patriot missile recertification and route guidance vehicles.

Reporting from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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