From Staff Reports Cumberland Times-News
KLONDIKE — Many Allegany County residents throughout the Georges Creek community dialed 911 Wednesday morning to report a blast that shook their homes, according to a 911 dispatcher.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office confirmed that the controlled blast was part of an FBI test being performed in a remote location on open, unoccupied property. The fire marshal’s office was not involved in the project, but had facilitated finding the location.
The test occurred in Garrett County near the Klondike area of Allegany County, according to the 911 center.
The first air blast occurred at about 10:45 a.m., promoting about 30 calls to the Allegany County 911 center from the Georges Creek area and as far away as Mount Savage.
The tests were discontinued after the calls were made to the 911 center, according to Allegany County 911 acting director Roger Bennett. No damage resulted from the blast that Bennett described as a “significant boom.”
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