JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – If you were in Jacksonville on Thursday morning, you may have heard a loud boom.
City officials say an explosion took place that morning at the Sig Sauer ammunition center, located on Swift Drive in Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Police Department requested that people avoid the area for several hours following the incident.
The explosion left people in Jacksonville wondering what happened.
“I woke up, and I was like, ‘What was that?’” said Carlos Tobar, who lives near the facility. “It was huge. It shook the house.”
Tobar says he was at home asleep when the explosion happened. He says he woke up, went outside, and, like many of his neighbors, was shocked at what he had heard.
“They were like, ‘Did you hear that?’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, that was insane,” he said.
While walking his dog following the explosion, Damon says he heard it too.
“I heard some rumblings and sound like someone with a big crash,” he said.
After hearing the city-shaking explosion, Damon stepped outside and said he saw a huge fireball in the sky.
“Seeing the fire roll up and seeing the black smoke, yeah, it was crazy,” he said.
A Jacksonville spokesperson stated that the cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the city’s fire department and that no criminal activity is suspected.
No injuries or deaths were reported.