Officials: Worker killed in Army depot blast died of burns
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.
A civilian worker killed in a fire and explosion at an Army facility in Pennsylvania died from burns, officials announced Friday. The Lehigh County coroner’s office identified the victim as Eric Byers, a resident of central Pennsylvania.
Byers was pronounced dead just after 7 p.m. Thursday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. The coroner’s office said Byers, 29, of Satillo, was handling chemicals when a flash fire occurred.
His death was ruled accidental. Four other civilian employees were injured in the fire at Letterkenny Army Depot. The depot’s commander said Friday that two victims remain hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
NRA sues Seattle over gun-storage law
SEATTLE
The National Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation and two Seattle residents are suing the city over its new gun-safety law.
The lawsuit filed Friday in King County Superior Court says that the safe storage requirement violates Washington state law, which prevents cities from regulating guns, the Seattle Times reported.
“Seattle simply can’t break the law to adopt an ordinance as a political statement,” Bellevue, Wash.-based Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan Gottlieb said.
Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed the legislation proposed by Mayor Jenny Durkan to require gun owners to lock up their firearms.
Durkan signed the legislation Wednesday, with the law set to take effect in January.
The law says a gun owner could be fined up to $500 if a firearm isn’t locked up, up to $1,000 if a minor, “at-risk person” or unauthorized user accesses the weapon and up to $10,000 if someone uses the weapon to injure someone or commit a crime.
Man with a knife attacks
