Link to Colebrook Chronicle with audio and video and explanation - report filed 4:00 p.m. May 14th.
http://www.colebrookchronicle.com/
Around 1 p.m. on Friday, May 14, a massive explosion shook downtown Colebrook, and was felt as far north as Canaan, Vermont and Pittsburg, N.H.
The former Manchester Manufacturing facility in the Colebrook Industrial Park on Bridge Street has exploded. The cause of the explosion came from the MDM Muzzleloader factory inside the building. The entire building was destroyed in the explosion, including the River of Life Church which rents a portion of the building for their services.
Three men were believed to be working inside the muzzleloader factory, however only one is known to have safely escaped from the explosion. Two men are still missing.
Fire, police and medical personnel were at the scene from Colebrook, Stratford, Groveton, Pittsburg and Beecher Falls, Vt., as well as personnel from the Customs and Border Patrol.
Bridge Street residents were evacuated from their homes as gun powder continued to explode during the hours following the initial explosion.
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