RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Live ammunition from an F-16 fighter jet that crashed through the roof of a Southern California warehouse was safely destroyed Friday afternoon and miles of closed freeway were reopened.
KABC-TV video showed the ordnance blowing up in huge clouds of dirt after being buried in trenches at March Air Reserve Base.
The pilot ejected safely before the crash and was in good condition, McNamara said. The pilot's name was not released. Authorities cordoned off an area for 3/4 of a mile around the scene, including a section of heavily traveled Interstate 215. The crash occurred during a training mission, March Air Reserve Base Deputy Fire Chief Timothy Holliday said.A warehouse worker said he heard a deafening noise before the jet smashed into the building about 65 miles from Los Angeles.
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