Dive summary:
- A large blast came from a landfill in Missoula, Mont., after workers spotted a few sticks of dynamite that had been thrown away; with the help of the County Sheriff's office the dynamite was safely detonated.
- Normally, the explosives are taken out to a police site, but in this case they decided it was safer to detonate it in the landfill, within minutes nearby residents started blasting social media sites with speculations of earthquakes and sonic booms.
- Experts think the sound ricocheted off the North Hills back toward the town, amplifying the sound.
From the article:
A loud blast that rattled windows and nerves across Missoula mid-Saturday morning was due to the detonation of some dynamite found Friday night at the Allied Waste landfill.
Landfill operations manager Jim Keeney said workers spotted “a few sticks” of dynamite when garbage was being pushed out of one of the trucks Friday evening.
“They just happened to see it,” he said. ...
