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  • Iraq war veteran, husband-to-be, future farmer among 6 killed in Kansas grain elevator blast

    11/01/2011 7:54:14 AM PDT · by nuconvert · 17 replies
    The men killed in a grain elevator explosion in Kansas included an Iraq war veteran, an avid collector of model John Deere tractors who hoped to farm and a soon-to-be husband looking forward to a wedding only three weeks away.
  • Grain Elevator Explosion Rocks Halifax Waterfront

    08/07/2003 8:53:45 AM PDT · by Loyalist · 21 replies · 958+ views
    CBC Nova Scotia ^ | August 7, 2003 | Staff
    Explosion rocks waterfront WebPosted Aug 7 2003 11:49 AM ADT HALIFAX — Emergency crews are scrambling to evacuate sections of Halifax's south end after an explosion at the city's grain elevators. The explosion happened shortly before noon, sending what one witness described as a huge fireball into the sky. Police have blocked off the roads near the waterfront and are evacuating a nearby hotel, gas station and the VIA rail tracks. They're concerned about a second explosion. "There has been a smell coming out of this grain elevator for the last three days," says Sue Uteck, a municipal councillor who...