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[–] SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Do people in the area close to it have to worry about stray bullets flying out?

[–] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Probably not, but definitely rockets and missiles.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Bullets don't have much energy unless the explosion is contained/directed inside a barrel. Here is a firefighting demonstration on how to deal with burning ammo. The tl;dw is: just make sure you are wearing the facemask and other insulated clothing so you don't catch one in the eye, but they are otherwise harmless.

Also, as Wileshire mentioned: larger things like rockets and missiles can be dangerous still as the rocket motor can ignite, and send the whole thing at high speed to nearby areas.