Bullet and Shell Civil War Projectiles Forum
General Category => News => Topic started by: jonpatterson on September 15, 2014, 11:34:11 AM
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No mention of war era is stated.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/source-of-live-mortar-that-exploded-at-granite-city-recycling/article_94ab9b57-00fa-59c7-8d96-108a14652dd7.html
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Wow, that's very sad to hear. The article is pretty devoid of facts but I did find a couple more at:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/25/totall-metal-recycling-explosion-granite-city/14557071/
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/26/metal-recycling-plant-to-reopen-after-deadly-explosion/
It turns out they recycle many things including military ammunition so it sounds like it may be modern stuff. I didn't find anything that stated exactly what they were.