Great Pumpkin Explosion

"The 'Great Pumpkin' is the remains of the Wheeler Grain Company's granary located next to the Elk River, west of Athens, Alabama. The concrete Wheeler dome was built in 1982 with a diameter of 150 ft. a height of 75 ft. and 20 ft. dug out below ground level. It could hold one million bushels of grain.
In 1988 a fire started (apparently from methane, produced from the grain, not being properly eliminated) and the grain inside the dome burned for several months. It contained 300,000 bushels at the time. The owners knew it might explode and were looking for ways to stop the fire. They had already tried injecting a semi-truck load of carbon dioxide into the dome but that was unsuccessful. They were evaluating where to cut additional holes in the dome when it exploded during the night, waking people four miles away. The top blew off, leaving a 100-ft diameter opening. "

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