[meteorite-list] Mystery Explosion Rocks Town in England

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.eastbournetoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=577&ArticleID=802656

MYSTERY EXPLOSION ROCKS TOWN
Eastbourne Today (United Kingdom)
June 7, 2004

RESIDENTS in Seaford were rocked by an explosion -- but the cause of 
the blast remains a mystery.

It's believed the blast happened at Tide Mills at Bishopstone, 
between Seaford and Newhaven.

It was reported to police by a member of the public on May 20 at 
11.39am.

A company had been laying pipes on the beach at the time of the 
explosion, but workers say they had also heard the blast and it 
was not down to them.

Another theory was that the noise was caused by an aircraft going 
supersonic over the land, but inquiries ruled this out.

Officers were told by residents that the explosion sounded like 
'a bomb going off'.

The explosion was also heard by police at the incident management 
centre in Seaford.