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The Mysterious Case of the Stolen, Exploding Tank

from the October, 2011 issue of Undercurrent  

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Russell Vanhorn II, a 23-year-old Iraqi War veteran who fell in love with diving after getting certified during his military service, was preparing for a dive trip in his St. Petersburg, FL, apartment early on the morning of September 11 when the small pony tank he was handling exploded, killing him.

The explosion blew out the front door and windows of his apartment, and sent debris flying 75 feet away, and blowing out some windows of cars parked nearby. The tank was found split down the middle from top to bottom, lodged overhead in what was left of the kitchen ceiling. Luckily, the two other people in his apartment were in separate rooms and were not injured....