A U.S. Marine allegedly got drunk and triggered a fire suppression system in an Air Force hangar in Japan, filling the hangar with foam.
The incident took place in last May, and the Marine was arrested three weeks ago. Details of the incident are still under investigation, an 18th Wing spokesman, 2nd Lt. Eric Anthony, confirmed to Marine Corps Times.
According to the Times, the Marine entered into the Air Force’s 18th Air Wing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa and activated the fire suppression system at around 1:45 a.m. The 18th Wing includes two F-15 fighter squadrons, a KC-135 air refueling squadron, and rescue, pararescue and medical evacuation units.
Anthony did not say what agency made the arrest, the Marine’s level of intoxication or what organization was investigating the incident.
The base’s “capability and readiness have not suffered,” he said when asked to comment on the extent of the damage caused by activating the fire suppression system.
The high-expansion soap-like foam, which is supposed to be used in the incident of a fire, can fill a hangar to the ceiling in minutes.
