Mystery Explosions in Pennsylvania

[KingsX]

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May 22, 2018

Frequent nighttime explosions in Bucks County leave police, residents mystified

" For the better part of the past month, and as recent as this past weekend, residents in towns across upper Bucks County have been springing out of their beds to the sound of deafening explosions.

The blasts seem to occur in quick bursts in the middle of the night. One Quakertown resident told FOX29 last month that she heard the "boom" several times in April, generally some time between two and six in the morning.

Another man in Nockamixon Township told the Bucks County Herald that an apparent explosion left a four-foot wide cavity in the ground.

Complaints from residents in Richland Township prompted police there to issue a statement on Facebook in mid-April. Authorities said the explosions appeared to be concentrated in an area near the border of Richland and Milford townships. "

More at link

http://www.phillyvoice.com/frequent...ucks-county-leave-police-residents-mystified/

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[Traveler]

Sounds to me like someone is testing his bomb making skills.

A 4 foot deep crater would indicate a pretty powerful device.

The PA State Police should be able to do a soil test to determine the type of explosive used.

 

[hearlady]

Maybe dynamite left in old abandoned closed up mines?
Water or some natural changes may be setting it off.

 

[dpwspringer]

I didn't open the link but I recall decades old stories of underground fires that just don't go out and seems like they were in that general area. Basically underground coal deposits that somehow got ignited and couldn't be totally extinguished even when they covered all the openings they could find. Just saying it could be something associated with some natural phenomena as well. Methane gas coming to the surface isn't all that uncommon and when it does it doesn't take much to ignite it.

 

[rgp]

I agree with the coal idea...gas explosions. Centralia ,Pa [now a ghost town] has had underground fires burning since 1962. Likely something like that .

 

[KingsX]

I didn't open the link but I recall decades old stories of underground fires that just don't go out and seems like they were in that general area. Basically underground coal deposits that somehow got ignited and couldn't be totally extinguished even when they covered all the openings they could find. Just saying it could be something associated with some natural phenomena as well. Methane gas coming to the surface isn't all that uncommon and when it does it doesn't take much to ignite it.

Underground fire... that's scary.

Speaking of methane gas... did you see photos of the eerie blue methane flames associated with the Hawaii volcano ??

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180524010528-blue-flames-hawaii-volcano-exlarge-169.jpg

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/24/us/hawaii-kilauea-volcano/index.html

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[rgp]

Well...it's spreading. I googled " mysterious noises in Pennsylvania " Read a few sites, mostly various news broadcasts . One popped up that is very near here. Anderson,Twp Hamilton,Co Ohio. Reported by a local news station. Same reports, but no answer either. I live about 12-15 miles N/W of there and have so far heard nothing.

Very odd indeed.

 

[KingsX]

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Ohio too


City Officials Investigate Mysterious Loud Booms

Authorities are continuing to investigate mysterious booms shaking up northeast Ohio residents.

April 25, 2018

GIRARD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are continuing to investigate mysterious booms shaking up some northeast Ohio residents.

The Tribune Chronicle reports Girard residents told City Council members on Monday they've heard the rumblings for the past few years.

Gail Carroll says it sounds like a gas explosion, and the shaking at one point knocked siding from her home. Peggy Moran-Davis says she heard an explosion at work that "sounded like the roof caved in."

Mayor James Melfi says he has met with various companies and industry officials who say the booms aren't coming from their businesses.

Melfi says it will take time and evidence to find the source of the noise.

Girard is near the Pennsylvania border about 70 miles (113 kilometers) southeast of Cleveland. "


https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...y-officials-investigate-mysterious-loud-booms

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