# #23: Hutchinson KS Salt Mine Explosion

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Podcast: [History and Mystery in Kansas City](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-and-mystery-in-kansas-city-7040767)
Published: 2025-05-07T21:29:08+00:00
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Jan 17, 2001, Hutchinson Kansas It is also known as salt city because of the salt mines 600 ft below the surface, covering 980 acres underground. It was a typical day downtown, when suddenly there was an explosion at a store called Decor. It was a party supply store. And the appliance store, woodies, next door. The blast was so powerful, it shattered windows a block away. https://salinapost.com/posts/c7bc68ec-4e72-4f7d-9d3e-07ddf962e049 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BASVgQ6bdtQ https://www.propublica.org/article/an-unseen-leak-then-boom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flQmzxGUfsM https://www.hhhistory.com/2021/08/back-to-salt-mines.html https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article64033152.html Theme Song ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWoWttNbr5o&list=TLPQMjcwMzIwMjQjjwdgOsOupA&index=2⁠ SoulProdMusic Our Patreon ⁠patreon.com/HistoryandMysteryKCPOD⁠ Get access to bonus episodes for $2 a month Podcast Host https://shows.acast.com/hamkcpod Socials ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/988442048784892/⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/historyandmysterykcpod/⁠ @historyandmysterykcpod for TikTok historyandmysterykcpod@gmail.com YouTube www.youtube.com/@HistoryandMysteryinKansasCity Merch https://artfulgiftsbylaura.square.site/shop/history-mystery-in-kansas-city-podcast/32?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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