WIDELY HEARD BOOM BLAMED ON TANNERITE EXPLOSION
(Fayette County, IN)--People across a wide radius Tuesday night reported hearing a boom so loud that it shook walls and windows. Fayette County officials Wednesday morning indicated that the boom was the result of someone setting off a large amount of tannerite in the Bentonville area. Tannerite is a brand name for an exploding target used in firearm practice. Reports of the explosion being heard and felt came from Richmond, Connerville, Milton, Straughn, and other communities.
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