Mysterious 'booms' continue with puzzling regularity in Richmond

[Dover]

Mysterious 'booms' continue with puzzling regularity in Richmond


From NBC12 News
Friday, November 19, 2004

Those mysterious booms on Richmond's Northside continue to be-fuddle city officials. They've been happening for three weeks now and residents say no one can tell them why.

The latest “boom” was just last night. Based on a map of 911 calls received since the booming noises began, the majority came from the area near Palmyra and Gloucester.

For three weeks, city officials have explored a multitude of scenarios. They've come up empty and still the booms and shakes continue. Officials have looked into every logical explanation: a buildup of sewer or natural gas -- both of which have been ruled out for now...cont'd

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As well as other possibilities: including furnaces blowing up (that would be a one time occurrence), weather patterns like thunder, not likely says the city, construction, trains colliding, sonic booms -- all a no go.

[Dover]

1. Is Cheney doing bunker work again?

Preparations for the "new" underground capitol, no doubt.

[noamnety]

2. I think I know

[Virginian]

3. Railroad building tunnels again?

I thought they gave that up after the one under Church Hill collapsed a century or so ago.

[Spinzonner]

4. It's an "undisclosed" noise

[Algorem]

5. Anybody spotted with the back of their britches blowed out?