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According to an investigative report, historically low temperatures followed by rapid thawing lead to a valve failure and the inadvertent High Expansion Foam (HEF) discharge that resulted in the death of a civilian contractor Jan. 8 in King Hangar at Eglin Air Force Base. Three other Eglin personnel were treated with inhalation injures.
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