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On January 30, 1900, the Sibley Quarry just north of Trenton, Michigan was the site of an accidental explosion of over 2,000 lb (910 kg) pounds of dynamite.While the explosion was felt over 25 mi (40 km) away, only one worker was killed, and no other serious injuries were reported.
Thunderbird Archaeological District and Jasper quarry, near Limeton, Virginia, is an archaeological district described as consisting of "three sites—Thunderbird Site, the Fifty Site, and the Fifty Bog. It is located in Warren County Virginia, near modern-day Front Royal, in the Shenandoah River Valley.
The Pahaquarry Copper Mine is an abandoned copper mine located on the west side of Kittatinny Mountain presently in Hardwick Township [2] in Warren County, New Jersey in the United States. Active mining was attempted for brief periods during the mid-eighteenth, mid-nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries but was never successful despite ...
The explosion is a regular part of rock quarry Hamm Companies’ operations – blasts loosen the earth to allow for removal. ... According to documents filed in Johnson County District Court ...
L.A. County Fire Department officials said they had no idea such an explosion was possible. 'Like a bomb': Exploding tire that killed L.A. County firefighter was a little-known risk Skip to main ...
They responded to Torromeo quarry where they found people who acknowledged holding a gender reveal party with explosives. The source was Tannerite — 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of it, police said.
In 1900 the quarry was the site of the Sibley Quarry explosion. Through the late 1880s and even early 1900s, Trenton prospered because it was roughly a day's journey between Detroit and Monroe, Michigan , which meant people traveling between the two cities would have to stop overnight in Trenton. [ 10 ]
A Los Angeles County firefighter was killed and another was injured Friday after responding to a vehicle fire at a quarry in a desert community north of Los Angeles, authorities said. An explosion ...