June 6, 2008
10:20 PM
Scott Base, Ross Island, Antarctica
Fire destroys shed at US base in Antarctica (click title to entry)
...The fire broke out just hours after staff at the U.S. base had met to review fire safety, New Zealand's Christchurch Press newspaper reported Thursday. McMurdo Station staff declined to comment on the incident. The continent currently is cloaked in 24-hour winter darkness. Temperatures at the bases were down to minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 27 degrees Celsius) by mid-afternoon Thursday.
