The Man Who Bought and Buried 42 School Buses

Bruce Beach The man named left Chicago in 1970, where he lived, and moved to a small village two hours from Toronto, Canada. So he took the first step of the crazy idea in his mind.

After 10 years, he started to realize this idea. He bought a piece of land in Ontario, a small Canadian town, and gathered equipment for his project. In the period from 1980 to 1985, By paying $12,500 He bought 42 school buses.

He started digging a pit 4 meters deep on the land he bought.

He placed the buses in this pit and covered it with a thick layer of concrete and earth. He did not do these alone, volunteers who heard his idea helped him (in fact, a conflict of interest You will understand that later in the article).

Let’s just come, what was the reason for burying so many buses underground?

Because in the late 1970s the world was still nuclear war He lived in fear of the possibility. The possibility of the Cold War turning into a real war was not to be underestimated. In many parts of the world, people were preparing for the possibility of a devastating war.

Bruce Beach was one of them, but this bunker he built was far more unusual than the others.

Bruce, who does not want to sit with his hands tied against a possible war, like other families in the USA. to the backyard of your house Instead of digging a simple bunker, he chose to go to Canada and build a giant bunker.

He named the refuge Ark Two, inspired by the story of the Great Flood.

After arranging and burying the buses with fine craftsmanship, according to a certain plan, he arranged a complex and protected labyrinth.

One of the reasons he prefers buses is your steel soles It was very suitable for shelter.

Since he was an electrical engineer, he took care of the installation of the shelter himself.

Autonomous bunkers using diesel-fueled electric generators electricity supply succeeded in providing

He also made a heating, hot water and ventilation system.

Thanks to these systems, the food and water resources in the shelter are available to people. decades would be enough.

He almost built an underground city on an area of ​​​​about 1,000 square meters.

80% for kids only He designed the shelter for 500 people.

Inside, there are children’s rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, sleeping quarters, dentist, conference hall, disinfection rooms, and even a laundry room.

Bruce Beach and its well-thought-out shelter resist both time and pressure from the local government.

Because the local government thought the bunker was dangerous He has filed more than 30 lawsuits against the 80-year-old Bruce. This crazy man is now fighting for justice in this bunker he built as a precaution against nuclear war.

Locals thank Bruce “mad” he says, but he still continues to believe that this shelter will sooner or later be useful to people and protect them from a possible threat. Today, unfortunately, the danger of nuclear war still continues.

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