[all4one]

Firefighters stand at the edge of a crater on U.S. Highway 6 near Thistle, Utah after a tractor-trailer carrying explosives overturned Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005. (AP / George Frey)

Utah highway "gone" after explosion

By Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

The explosion Wednesday afternoon left a giant crater - estimated to be 70 feet wide and 30 feet deep - on U.S. 6 about 60 miles south of Salt Lake City and forced the two-lane highway's closure in both directions.

[ladyjane]

Your picture reminds me of an incident a few years ago on Cape Cod near Otis Air Force Base. They were doing some target practice on the base when one of the shells overshot its mark and landed in the middle of the main highway on Cape Cod. It exploded right in front of the car being driven by a WWII vet. For a minute the poor guy thought he was back in the war. It left a huge crater. I know it wasn't funny but the write-up in the paper was hilarious.