Granite chunk from nearby quarry blasting crashes through Westerly man's roof

Residents of Westerly, RI report rocks damaging homes, cars after blasting by nearby quarry - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Residents of the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island say rocks went flying from a nearby quarry during recent blasting. When one resident got home, he found a massive hole in his kitchen ceiling. “I’m stunned, just absolutely stunned,” said resident Alex McColl. “Nothing like this has ever happened before.” McColl says a rock just missed hitting the solar panels on his roof. Just a few houses down, another home experienced another hole. “After the ex…

Granite chunk from nearby quarry blasting crashes through Westerly man's roof

WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — Alex McColl was at the golf course Thursday afternoon when he suddenly got a strange call from his brother. "He said, 'You need to come home. A rock went through your roof,'" McColl recalled. "I was like 'What?!'" McColl, who's lived off of Ashaway Road for nearly five decades, couldn't believe what he saw when he walked through his front door. "I walked in and saw that," he said, gesturing to the massive hole in his cei…

Residents of Westerly, RI report rocks damaging homes, cars after blasting by nearby quarry – WHDH

WESTERLY, R.I. (WHDH) – Residents of the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island say rocks went flying from a nearby quarry during recent blasting. When one resident got home, he found a massive hole in his kitchen ceiling. “I’m stunned, just absolutely stunned,” said resident Alex McColl. “Nothing like this has ever happened before.” McColl says a rock just missed hitting the solar panels on his roof. Just a few houses down, another home experienced ano…