A hearty boom and rumble that rippled across Bucks County Saturday morning was caused by an implosion at a shuttered New Jersey power plant.
Following the demolition of two chimneys in February, a large structure at the Mercer Generating Station was taken down by implosion Saturday at the closed Hamilton Township, New Jersey, coal-burning power plant.
Just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, the rumble could be heard from Levittown and all the way to Upper Makefield and Warrington, according to readers. One reader who reported hearing the implosion lives 22 miles away from the riverfront site.
The power plant is being taken down to create a regional warehouse distribution hub for businesses being constructed by Hilco Redevelopment Partners, according to utility giant PSE&E, the former plant operator.
The former coal-burning plant is situated across from Biles Island in Falls Township and next to the Duck Island terminal in a relatively wooded area dotted with industrial sites.
The coal power plant opened in the 1960s and closed in June 2017, NJ.com reported.
