Black Powder explosion

[J.D. Yellowhammer]

w44wcf posted this on the Open Range.  The blast was so powerful it was felt 20 miles away.  Prayers up for the survivors.

http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/81265252.html#

My wife saw this and made me promise never to smoke in our reloading shed. 

[Dick Dastardly]

Yup, we don't know, and probably won't.  But, smoking is a hazard in the reloading area that we can eliminate.

DD-DLoS

[Dirty Brass]

That is very sad and unfortunate. A close friend and fellow shooter of mine had an experience in his basement reloading area when his furnace heat exchanger leaked and his powder supply somehow ignited. He and a friend with hime survived with serious burns that required numerous skin grafs, but his house was leveled from the explosion and fire. You just can't be too careful...