Harpoon ‘hit’ in Zealand
NZPA Copenhagen A live surface-to-surface Harpoon missile accidentally fired from a Danish Navy frigate made a direct hit on a summer cottage and exploded in flames near a campground, said officials. The cottage was believed to have been unoccupied, and there were no immediate reports of casualties. A second cottage, also believed to be unoccupied, burned down in the fire after the explosion at the northwestern tip of the main
Danish island of Zealand, said a police spokesman. He said there were no reports of damage or injuries among the camping trailers and tents about 250 metres from the cottages. The accident was confirmed by spokesmen for the Danish Navy and the Defence Ministry. Firefighters were being kept several hundred metres away from the blaze because of the danger of more explosions, said the Defence Ministry spokesman.
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Press, 7 September 1982, Page 6
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