A failed valve on a gas pipeline sounds just like that. Had one let loose less than a mile from my house and it sounded like a jet fighter in full afterburner, except the sound source never moved.
The one near me never caught fire, and they got it shut down in about 45 minutes.
Had one let loose less than a mile from my house and it sounded like a jet fighter in full afterburner, except the sound source never moved.
A steam dump at a nuclear powerplant supposedly sounds like a 747 landing on your head.
We were told that there were 2400 different things that could trigger an emergency shutdown and steam dump, so don't panic when you hear the roar.