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Report: 'One in a million defect' caused I-5 artillery shell explosion

A "one in a million" fuze malfunction caused a live Marine artillery shell to explode prematurely over Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton last October, raining shrapnel onto California Highway Patrol ...
KPBS

Marines: Rare malfunction caused last year’s artillery shell explosion

GOOD MORNING, I'M LAWRENCE K. JACKSON. IT'S TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH. HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! WE’LL TELL YOU WHY AN ARTILLERY SHELL EXPLODED OVER THE I- 5 LAST FALL. MORE ON THAT NEXT. BUT FIRST, THE ...
KTLA

Marines: ‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused artillery shell explosion over I-5 in SoCal

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has determined that a “one-in-a-million” malfunction caused an artillery shell to explode over Interstate 5 and strike a California Highway ...
The New York Times

Marines Blame ‘One-in-a-Million’ Malfunction for Shrapnel Mishap in California

The October episode sent shrapnel onto California Highway Patrol vehicles on Interstate 5 during a celebratory exercise conducted for Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. By ...
The Hill

Marines: ‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused explosion over I-5

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has determined that a “one-in-a-million” malfunction caused an artillery shell to explode over Interstate 5 and strike a California Highway ...