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Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area
Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area Bucks County residents were startled early Sunday morning by a loud boom that rattled windows and left many scratching their heads.  Members of local Facebook groups reported hearing the noisy crash just before 2 a.m. on Feb. 5.  "Anyone else just hear that loud explosion sound like literally 5 mins ago? Geez," wrote one contributor to a group for Bensalem residents. "Did anyone hear a sound like an explosion?? It happened around 1:55 am," said another commenter in a Levittown group. The sound may have been linked to exercises at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst across the river in Burlin…

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by Mac Bullock
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NJ Man Built Cannon To 'Piss Off The Neighbors' And Police Won't Do Anything About It NJ Man Built Cannon To 'Piss Off The Neighbors' And Police Won't Do Anything About It
NJ Man Built Cannon To 'Piss Off The Neighbors' And Police Won't Do Anything About It The good news is South Jersey residents finally know what's been making the booming noise that's had them frantically calling 911 for months. The bad news is that the guy who built it won't stop setting it off -- and no one can do anything about it. Rob Butkowski, 34, built the hail cannon in his Hammonton garage during the pandemic out of boredom and "to piss my neighbors off," he said on a call with Daily Voice Monday morning. A construction worker, Butkowski used scrap metal to build the device, which contains a cocktail of acetylene and oxygen in a propane tank. At the right angle…

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by Cecilia Levine