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Sirens inadvertently sounded at McGuire Nuclear Station in Huntersville

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management said there was a malfunction with the test, causing the sound to play at full volume.

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — A siren sound many people heard coming from Duke Energy's McGuire Nuclear Station in Huntersville, North Carolina, was part of a regularly scheduled silent test, officials confirmed. 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management confirmed that there was not a siren malfunction and that the siren was inadvertently sounded.

Officials previously said there was a malfunction, causing the siren to play at full volume.

Emergency officials said no public action is required at this time. The sirens are only being used for testing purposes.

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