Heard a loud boom in Denver? It was the Pepsi plant decompressing

If you heard a loud sound near Brighton Boulevard on Saturday, you weren’t the only one. People flocked to social media to figure out what exactly had gone boom.

Some reported seeing a plume wafting up from the Pepsi plant at 38th Street and Brighton, while others said it was “very loud.”

Now, we have an answer. PepsiCo confirms that the sound came from its plant, where a “compressor hose ruptured causing a rapid decompression,” according to an email from spokesperson Ashley Blua…

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