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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....
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