Friday, December 04, 2015

Lockdown at air force base caused by someone popping heavy-duty bubble wrap

It was a scary scene at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Wednesday afternoon.



Men in tactical gear and Humvees could be seen after phone calls were made to base security officials regarding an active shooter at around 2:30pm.



Someone said they thought they heard shots being fired near a building on the west side of the base. A precautionary lockdown was initiated. One airman said he was concerned, but the base is prepared for such emergencies.



At around 3:15pm the base lifted the lockdown, saying security personnel found no threat to the base. On Thursday, the base said the scare was sparked by someone popping heavy-duty bubble wrap.

1 comment:

Ratz said...

I do that with the giant bubble wrap. The ones that are about 250ml of air. Man-sized bubble wrap ! My colleagues either join in with the deafening popping or complain loudly at us enjoying ourselves.