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The experts’ best guess was that the source of the hum emanated from furnace blasts at U.S. Steel.

Shepherd said he was never once bothered by the Windsor Hum, but this time the industrial noise is loud and disturbing.

“It can be almost an exploding industrial sound,” he said. “You go outside and the sky (over the river) can glow orange and red.”

Ontario’s environment ministry, which tracks industrial noise complaints, did not respond Wednesday to messages from the Star.

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Mike Provost, a retiree in the 3800 block of Hillcrest Blvd., has for years kept track of the industrial sounds heard in the neighbourhood.

“We had a big blowup on Saturday,” he said, attributing it to pressure release from furnaces at U.S. Steel on Zug Island.

“It shook everything. The noise was horrendous. It’s like a pounding on the wall.”

Provost has noticed the noise is loudest at around 8 p.m.

Provost, who was among the residents furious over the hum, continues to write letters to federal government ministers asking them to intervene and address the industrial noise across the Detroit River.

“But how do you stop a company from producing?” Provost said. “They employ 1,800 people. You would hope they have some way to keep the noise down a bit so we can get some peace and quiet at night.”

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