Misfired Artillery Crashes Into Home,Lands On Bed & Hurts Cat

[Kor37 9]

Misfired artillery crashes into New Jersey home, lands on bed and hurts housecat

AP

Posted: 2008-04-11 23:04:55

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) - A piece of artillery that was apparently misfired by the military crashed through the roof of a home miles (kilometers) away Friday and injured a young girl's cat, which had to be euthanized, officials said.

 

No people were injured when the 2-pound (one-kilo) piece hit the Jefferson Township home about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) from the Picatinny Arsenal and landed in the girl's bed, said Peter Rowland, arsenal spokesman. She wasn't home, but her cat was sleeping on the bed.

 

The homeowner told authorities she heard a loud noise around 2:40 p.m. and found the 6-by-4-inch (15-by-10-centimeter) object.

 

Picatinny officials told The Star-Ledger of Newark they were investigating. The base had been conducting tests Friday, and it was not immediately clear what type of artillery hit the home.

 

Picatinny is the site of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, whose mission is to conduct research, development and engineering for weapons systems.

 

I don't believe them.......they were aiming for the cat....... :lol:

[Stephen of Borg 2]

:lol: Kind of makes me sad because I have a housecat that sleeps on my bed

[Theunicornhunter 2]

Well, at least the child wasn't sleeping in her bed - but it is sad about the cat - and the little girl will be upset too. I guess the army will be buying her a new bed.

[Wishfire 2]

That's a hell of an accident. Poor cat. Sleeping at the wrong place at the wrong time.

[TJ Phaserman 2]

Misfired artillery crashes into New Jersey home, lands on bed and hurts housecat

AP

Posted: 2008-04-11 23:04:55

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) - A piece of artillery that was apparently misfired by the military crashed through the roof of a home miles (kilometers) away Friday and injured a young girl's cat, which had to be euthanized, officials said.

 

No people were injured when the 2-pound (one-kilo) piece hit the Jefferson Township home about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) from the Picatinny Arsenal and landed in the girl's bed, said Peter Rowland, arsenal spokesman. She wasn't home, but her cat was sleeping on the bed.

 

The homeowner told authorities she heard a loud noise around 2:40 p.m. and found the 6-by-4-inch (15-by-10-centimeter) object.

 

Picatinny officials told The Star-Ledger of Newark they were investigating. The base had been conducting tests Friday, and it was not immediately clear what type of artillery hit the home.

 

Picatinny is the site of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, whose mission is to conduct research, development and engineering for weapons systems.

 

I don't believe them.......they were aiming for the cat....... :lol:

 

kinda reminds me of the movie "stripes" a bit

[Dimitry Badinov 0]

maybe the guy who read the coordinates was dislexic

[TJ Phaserman 2]

or probably top brass surprised him lol

[MrPsychic 1]

"If I told that cat once, I told it hundreds of times, no cats on the bed!"

[youbroughtheryouRiker 2]

That's weird. I thought it was the air strikes that always overshoot. Artillery is supposed to fall short.

[ddillard 2]

lol, I would be more worried about the hole in the roof.

[Odo 0]

I have to put my two sence in here.

I have a cat. Found her wraped in a pillow case.

There are sick people in this world.

She was 4 weeks old not even weened yet. took her to the vet said she will die.

I said no way.

Got a doll baby bottle fed her with it useed my heating pad.

she is now going on 9 years old. growing up on a

farm helps.

but i would be calling a big time leagle eagle.

my cat is like a child to me.

a house can be fixed. a pet can not.

[ussvwbeetle 0]

I can't believe this, an Arty shell falling into the house. I feel bad for the cat. Now I know why that cats shouldn't sleep on beds.