Massive fertilizer plant explosion in Texas

PJ_Soul
PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,766
edited April 2013 in A Moving Train
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Seemed to be caused by a fire. Town of West, Texas. Number of fatalities unknown so far, but many homes destroyed. http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/us/texas- ... homepage-t
Sorry America. What a really terrible week. :(

The explosion is insane. Hope there are more people okay than some think.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    The explosion measured a 2.1 on the Richter scale. As of 3:30am EST, over 170 injured, and "many" confirmed dead. I hope you guys don't run out of prayers.
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Early reports are saying at least 6 firefighters killed. RIP brothers!
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    omg.. :(
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    Early reports are saying at least 6 firefighters killed. RIP brothers!

    Wtf! Wow, :fp:
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    badbrains wrote:
    Early reports are saying at least 6 firefighters killed. RIP brothers!

    Wtf! Wow, :fp:
    I've read 6 ff, 2 medics, and 1 policeman and possibly up to 60-70 dead.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    My god...

    Thinking about you Texas!
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?

    That is the one I watched. Had no idea what it was about to show. Haunting stuff.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    JimmyV wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?

    That is the one I watched. Had no idea what it was about to show. Haunting stuff.
    That girl is absolutely terrified.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?
    i watch that video too...omg....
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?
    Who is showing that video?
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?
    i watch that video too...omg....
    How could have anybody survived that?
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?
    Who is showing that video?
    AET, 2nd page, norm posted a thread. The video is in the 1st post.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?
    Who is showing that video?

    I saw it linked to through Twitter. Honestly, don't go looking for it. You really don't want to. If I had known I would not have clicked.
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Ok. The only video I saw was the on on CNN.com. it was about 3 miles away from the plant.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,946
    Ok. The only video I saw was the on on CNN.com. it was about 3 miles away from the plant.
    Go over to AET.
    I bumped the video to the 1st page.
    norms thread.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • QuarterToTen
    QuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,651
    The light of day is going to be devastating beyond words.
    Nice shirt.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    pandora wrote:
    like a giant bomb ... :cry: terrible
    The one video I watched, the guy with his daughter in the car.
    GOOD LORD!!!

    How do you go home and explain to your wife that her daughter is now deaf?
    Who is showing that video?
    viewtopic.php?f=14&t=207056
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Unbelieveable. I don't know how else to describe it other than sad. A fertilizer plant is just a huge bomb.