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Old 04-04-2019, 06:29 AM
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Hubby and I both heard the BOOM this morning. The news is reporting a silo explosion in Leesburg at an asphalt plant. No injuries reported.
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Old 04-04-2019, 07:11 AM
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Heard the boom then Our windows rattled, thought something happen in the house
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Old 04-04-2019, 07:13 AM
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Just after 6am...no further booms so figured it wasn't an attack(glad no one was hurt)...back to sleep...
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Heard it too.

Thought at first it was lightning, but then pulled up the weather radar...and quickly ruled that out.

Thanks for the heads up on the cause.
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Default Loud double "explosion" around 6:10AM
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I first thought it was a sonic boom since there was a loud one shortly followed by a slightly lower one.
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Hubby and I both heard the BOOM this morning. The news is reporting a silo explosion in Leesburg at an asphalt plant. No injuries reported.
Silo containing liquid asphalt explodes at Leesburg business, officials say | WFTV

It is showing up on multiple news sources and the law enforcement twitter accounts.
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