Crime & Safety
Loud Boom Echoes Through Night In Philadelphia Region
Did you hear the mysterious boom at about 2 a.m. Tuesday? If so, let us know in the comments and where you were when you heard it.
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia residents, even in the south and the northeast, are saying they heard a massive boom echo through the night, leaving many wondering what exactly happened.
At about 1:45 a.m., social media users in and around the city began asking if other had heard the mystery explosion.
Did anyone else hear that huge boom late last night at like 1:45? It rattled our windows in south #Philly
— Dugan (@duganinja) January 29, 2019
Anybody else hear that #phillyboom
— Cathy Peace (@cathepeas) January 29, 2019
Residents in the Old City area were reported to have heard it.
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Heard that people as far as old city heard it as well
— jake collins (@JacobParkerLion) January 29, 2019
The boom was heard as far as Northeast Philly, too.
I am in northeast Philadelphia and heard a small boom yesterday
— carmen (@carmen2u) January 29, 2019
NBC10 reports the U.S. Geological Survey had no reports of an earthquake in the area Tuesday.
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MYSTERIOUS BOOM: Did you hear it? People all over Philly and even in South Jersey claim they heard an explosive sound overnight. Some say it even shook their home. But where did it come from? We're on it this morning. @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/My74TaunxO
— Christine Mattson (@ChristneMattson) January 29, 2019
Philadelphia Police said as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday they have no information on the boom.
Did you hear the boom? If so, let us know in the comments and be sure to include the area you live in.
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