Scrap Metal News

• 'Neighbour from hell' caused gas blast that killed two-year-old boy
  
  A two-year-old boy died after a "neighbour from hell" caused a gas explosion by cutting a pipe to sell for scrap metal, a court has heard.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 4 Oct 2022.
• Magnet Fishers Pull Trash, and Treasure, From the Depths Below
  
  Pandemic boredom led people to seek thrills by tossing powerful magnets into lakes and rivers. They found buckets of scrap metal, and the occasional grenade.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 18 Aug 2022.
• US 20 crash shuts down roadway in Michigan City after semi spills scrap metal, auto parts
  
  The semi rolled over, blocking traffic, Michigan City and LaPorte County police said.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 9 Jun 2022.
• In Afghanistan, Collecting Scrap Metal Is a Risky Pursuit
  
  Discarded metal left by decades of conflict has become a livelihood for impoverished Afghans. But many have been killed by unexploded munitions.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 14 May 2022.
• WATCH: Huge smoke rises from scrapyard fire in Florida
  
  A column of thick smoke rose from a major fire at a scrap metal facility near Port Manatee, where crews have responded to extinguish the flames.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 9 Apr 2022.
• Father-of-two, 34, is caught on CCTV moments before he was killed at scrap metal plant
  
  Stuart Towns, pictured approaching a large machine moments before his death, had been working at Alutrade Ltd in Oldbury, West Midlands, for three months when he was killed in July 24, 2017.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 26 Mar 2022.

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