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Loud Blast Near La Grange Explained

The company says it may have the reason for the loudness of the blast on Monday.

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A spokesman for the Hanson Aggregates quarry in McCook explained what may have caused a blast on Monday to seem louder than most.
A spokesman for the Hanson Aggregates quarry in McCook explained what may have caused a blast on Monday to seem louder than most. (Google Maps)

LA GRANGE, IL – A La Grange trustee said that on Monday, she heard the loudest blast in her more than 10 years in the village from a nearby quarry. Others agreed with her online.

A spokesman for the Hanson Aggregates quarry in McCook said the company may have the reason.

"The location of the blast was a bit more Northwest and closer to the property line than it has been typically, so that may explain how it seemed louder to some," spokesman Jeff Sieg said in an email to Patch on Thursday. "The recorded seismic readings from the blast were well below regulatory limits and significantly below any damage threshold."

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Patch published a story Wednesday about the issue.

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