Residents in the Spryfield area of Halifax are speaking out about ongoing blasting from two construction sites off Herring Cove Road — with one neighbour saying a “close call” with a rock could have killed someone.
Thiago Andrade, who lives across the street from the blasting at the Green Acres construction site, says he was working from home on Oct. 4 when he felt and heard a rumble.
“I heard this huge shake. About 10 seconds after the shake, I heard this kind of noise, as if something had hit the house,” he recalled.
It turned out a large rock had flown onto his driveway — barely missing his car and front steps. He estimates the rock weighs a pound.
“I could not believe it, I really could not believe it,” he said.
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