Fire destroys shed at U.S. base in Antarctica

AP
Friday, May 16, 2008

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A fire near a U.S. science base in Antarctica has destroyed a mobile shed

and shelter, an official said Thursday.

The small blue shed on skis, known as "Smurf," was at Pegasus Airfield, about 30 minutes from the main McMurdo Station base, when it caught fire Monday, Raytheon Polar Services communications manager Valerie Carroll said from the company's headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The company provides and manages Antarctic support for the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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Fire destroys shed at U.S. base in Antarctica

APFriday, May 16, 2008

AP
Friday, May 16, 2008