Post by JoannaL on Dec 21, 2021 23:49:52 GMT -5
Illinois State Capitol, Springfield
Central Illinois Rattled by Mysterious Boom
Police departments and radio/TV stations in central Illinois have been flooded with calls from residents concerning a loud, mysterious boom.
Lieutenant Jason Brands of the Springfield Police Department said officers received numerous reports from residents enquiring about a loud noise. “We have no idea what it was,” he told reporters. “There have been absolutely no reports of anything actually damaged. It’s just that everyone has been calling saying they heard an explosion,” which, he speculated was “something in the atmosphere.”
Rebecca Clark of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in Springfield said she heard the boom from her office. “It was just a loud boom, an audible boom that I heard. I didn’t feel anything – it was just a sound,” she emphasized.
Forty miles east in Decatur, Deputy Fire Chief Dan Kline reported a booming noise at 11:28 a.m. (CST) that prompted numerous calls to police and fire departments.
Sources: Fox News and The Associated Press, December 21, 2021.