This is a small and familiar community. The Sheriff’s announcements sincerely break my heart. They are feeling the loss of people who were dearly cared about in this community. The community will never be the same. The best outcome will be the thorough investigation and the findings of the cause of these deaths. The truth of these findings will be important. Anything short of it is a violation to the lives lost.
Every person lost to this explosion were heroes. They worked in danger all the time in preparing the munitions this country uses to keep us safe. That workplace as well as any others around the country needs to be scrutinized. Those civilians had a right to their lives and any loss is not acceptable.
There are reports of concussions through the community from the explosion. Those reports need to be followed up with inspections to understand the explosion. It is also important to realize if homes and the people in them are safe going forward. I am quite confident there are children affected in this community and they should be afforded every opportunity for their lives to be intact and safe. The environmental conditions after this explosion needs to be mitigated.
