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40 years later, Saunders reflects on 1981 grain dust explosion Photo Manipulation by Trevier Gonzalez/KRIS 6 News and last updated 2021-04-07 23:36:10-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Although footage of the horrifying incident can appear grainy, the day of the 1981 explosion is still clear to Kevin Saunders. “I saw the walls of those grain elevators — some the size of a car being blown hundreds of feet through the air,” Saunders said, adding that each explosion rivaled the sound of thunder. “Every explosion got bigger… Before I could even take another breath, that 12t...