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Alton suspends blasting at Green Oaks quarry after rock debris lands in driveway; state and federal agencies investigating
Summary
On Sept. 24 a blast at Green Oaks' Sunco(n)ook Valley Road quarry sent rock debris as far as 1,855 feet; the fire department suspended further blasting, the blaster's permit was pulled, and the town is awaiting state police and MSHA reports.
Alton’s fire department reported that a blasting event on Sept. 24 at the Green Oaks (Green Oaks Realty Development LLC) quarry on Suncooke/Suncook Valley Road sent debris into the community, including a chunk of rock found in a driveway on Coffin Brook Road. The fire chief said the vendor was Heath Hathaway Drilling and Blasting LLC.
The chief told the board he responded to reports after a scheduled 1:15 p.m. blast, confirmed rock fragments in a residential driveway about 1,855 feet from the blast location, and visited the quarry…
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