Posted on 01/04/2017 5:21:41 AM PST by Mercat
GRANDVIEW, Mo. -- Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms will be in Grandview Wednesday to investigate an explosion that busted out the windows of nearby apartments and homes and engulfed a business in flames, but until then crews will continue to monitor the fire that is still smoldering.
It was just before 7 p.m. Tuesday when someone driving by JW Lawn Service near 140th Street and I-49 noticed smoke drifting across the highway.
When firefighters arrived, they were told that the owner of the lawn service also ran an ammunition reloading business in the basement.
Fearing an explosion, firefighters battled the blaze defensively, and within a minute of arriving, the whole building exploded.
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The BATF has seriously overstepped their original charter. I think this abortion should be disbanded, frankly.
This should be breaking news. /not
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Smokeless Reloading powder in its normal packaging should burn not detonate.
they seem to show up everywhere
Indeed. It wouldn’t surprise me for them to have shown up after a drunk frat boy lit a fart. That’s all they’re good for.
Agree. A hot burn, but not an explosion - only if tightly contained is my guess.
"Smokeless Reloading powder in its normal packaging should burn not detonate."
Also there probably was a fair amount of Gasoline on the premises.
Some commercial lawn equipment is propane powered. I’d suspect exploding propane cylinders before I’d suspect smokeless powder.
The BATF has been politicized. It is now a weapon used against the people. It needs t5o go extinct, and those in it who abused their power jailed or even executed.
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GMTA - I guess the high-school journalism instructor didn’t cover that subject before sending the talented student over to the station as an unpaid intern. And last year’s intern is now the news editor there.
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