Our homes shake and pictures fall off the wall when quarry blasts rocks
It's horrible."The children are scared when it happens and the dust is really thick. You could polish in the morning and then the dust comes back. Craig-yr-Hesg quarry has a very different geological profile from the quarry in Taff's Well.
- ▪It's horrible."The children are scared when it happens and the dust is really thick.
- ▪You could polish in the morning and then the dust comes back.
- ▪Craig-yr-Hesg quarry has a very different geological profile from the quarry in Taff's Well.
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Our homes shake and pictures fall off the wall when quarry blasts rocksImage caption, Craig yr Hesg quarry has been operational since 1885 but it has grown in size in recent years, edging closer to the village of GlyncochByBen PriceBBC WalesPublished2 minutes agoPeople living next to a quarry say their homes shake, pictures fall off the wall and their children are frightened each time huge rocks are blasted.The residents in Glyncoch, near Pontypridd in south Wales, want blasting at nearby Craig yr Hesg quarry to be paused, because they are worried about their safety.It comes after a blast at another quarry six miles away forced people to flee their homes as a torrent of water flooded them.The operator of Craig yr Hesg, Heidelberg Materials UK, said it is confident in its safe operation…
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