It stated that smoking, sparking of electrical equipment, or frictionally ignited gas are among the probable igniting sources. About 75 escaped successfully, but two were killed in the last two larger explosions: Roy Westerfield, PEPCON's Controller who stayed behind to call the Clark County Fire Department; and Bruce Halker, the Plant Manager who stood near his car when the first major detonation occurred.
It stated that smoking, sparking of electrical equipment, or frictionally ignited gas are among the probable igniting sources.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
state
stated
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
smoking
smoking
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
VerbForm=Ger
spark
sparking
VERB
VBG
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
electrical
electrical
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
equipment
equipment
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
advmod
frictionally
frictionally
ADV
RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
ignite
ignited
VERB
VBN
conj
Number=Sing
gas
gas
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
case
among
among
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
probable
probable
ADJ
JJ
amod
VerbForm=Ger
ignite
igniting
VERB
VBG
ccomp
Number=Plur
source
sources
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
About 75 escaped successfully, but two were killed in the last two larger explosions: Roy Westerfield, PEPCON's Controller who stayed behind to call the Clark County Fire Department; and Bruce Halker, the Plant Manager who stood near his car when the first major detonation occurred.
advmod
about
About
ADV
RB
nsubj
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
75
75
NUM
CD
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
escape
escaped
VERB
VBD
advmod
successfully
successfully
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
kill
killed
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Cmp
large
larger
ADJ
JJR
obl
Number=Plur
explosion
explosions
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
appos
Number=Sing
Roy
Roy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Westerfield
Westerfield
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
PEPCON
PEPCON
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
appos
Number=Sing
Controller
Controller
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
stay
stayed
VERB
VBD
advmod
behind
behind
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
call
call
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Clark
Clark
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
County
County
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Fire
Fire
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Department
Department
PROPN
NNP
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Bruce
Bruce
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Halker
Halker
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Plant
Plant
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
manager
Manager
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
stand
stood
VERB
VBD
case
near
near
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
car
car
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
major
major
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
detonation
detonation
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
occur
occurred
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.