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It's been described as like a sonic boom, "a heck of a bang" and left some wondering if a P lab had exploded or a meteor had crash landed.
Rowe Rd resident Janice Fischer remained mystified.
"It sounded like a bomb blast," she said.
"It sounded like a car had driven and hit our roof."
She and her husband nervously headed outside for a look.
When they didn't find any clues they went back inside and rang around the community.
They also checked with gas company Vector but were told there was no sign of a fault.
The noise remains a mystery.
Neither police nor Waikato District Council received any reports. The bang was also heard about a kilometre away in Bowman Rd, where Janet Jeffrey lives.
"You wouldn't believe how loud that bang was," she said.
"From one end [of the road] to the other, everybody was outside."
One neighbour's windows "shook like hell" and nearly broke, she said.
One person had heard of a second bang yesterday morning.
Source: Waikato Times
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