Massive fertilizer plant explosion in Texas

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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    Timothy McVeigh used 480 pounds of fertilizer to blow up the federal building in OKC. This was an entire fertilizer plant!
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    JimmyV wrote:
    Timothy McVeigh used 480 pounds of fertilizer to blow up the federal building in OKC. This was an entire fertilizer plant!

    It's hard to imagine the destruction this has caused. I want to find a live news stream and look now that the sun is up, but I don't....ya know what I mean?
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,605
    Last-12-Exit wrote:
    JimmyV wrote:
    Timothy McVeigh used 480 pounds of fertilizer to blow up the federal building in OKC. This was an entire fertilizer plant!

    It's hard to imagine the destruction this has caused. I want to find a live news stream and look now that the sun is up, but I don't....ya know what I mean?

    I do.
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Last-12-Exit wrote:
    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.


    never enough prayers my friend !

    Godfather.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Oh my!

    Prayers for everyone ...

    :(
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    I'm currently working at a grain facility ... we are diligent in safety because of the known danger … but to see it in that video … good god is that sobering

    :shock:
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    Party On, Dudes!
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    That video is so frightening, what in the world was that man and his daughter doing there, so close?? He should have known the chance for an explosion!
  • Shawshank
    Shawshank Posts: 1,018
    This isn't all that far from my place and you could feel the ground shake. Friend of mine had his house entirely leveled. Thank God he and his wife weren't home.
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Shawshank wrote:
    This isn't all that far from my place and you could feel the ground shake. Friend of mine had his house entirely leveled. Thank God he and his wife weren't home.
    Do you know if they were evacuated by the fd? I've heard they were evacuating people before the explosion.
  • Guitar92player
    Guitar92player Posts: 664
    Such a tragedy. My prayers are with the victims and their families.

    And sadly I have idiotic friends trying to say the gov't did this. How can anyone think that? This was sadly a terrible thing that happened at a place where such things can happen.
    ~Carter~

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    or you can come to terms and realize
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    JimmyV wrote:
    Timothy McVeigh used 480 pounds of fertilizer to blow up the federal building in OKC. This was an entire fertilizer plant!
    I thought the same thing.

    Based on the press conference earlier, this seems like a very strong and supportive community. Gotta add these folks to the ever-growing list of those needing good thoughts and good actions.
  • Guitar92player
    Guitar92player Posts: 664
    edited April 2013
    hedonist wrote:

    Based on the press conference earlier, this seems like a very strong and supportive community. Gotta add these folks to the ever-growing list of those needing good thoughts and good actions.

    This
    Post edited by Guitar92player on
    ~Carter~

    You can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
    or you can come to terms and realize
    you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
    makes much more sense to live in the present tense     - Present Tense
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    sad story. fertilizer is a massive explosive. scary that we even use this shit. just like those plants like Ortho that make weed & bug killers. those products are actually killing ppl by way of cancer & whatnot.

    currently a Egyptian owned company is erecting a massive fertilizer plant something like 8 -10 miles from me. they were given millions of dollars in tax breaks to erect their bullshit fertilizer plant here. from what I've heard it will resemble a small city when the lights are lit as the sun has set.

    something like 1 tanker truck will roll out of this plant fully loaded with fertilizers every few seconds 24x7
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Guitar92player wrote:
    hedonist wrote:

    Based on the press conference earlier, this seems like a very strong and supportive community. Gotta add these folks to the ever-growing list of those needing good thoughts and good actions.

    This
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,766
    Jeanwah wrote:
    That video is so frightening, what in the world was that man and his daughter doing there, so close?? He should have known the chance for an explosion!
    Not everyone is smart. Obviously, he didn't know the danger or he wouldn't have been there.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,766
    Reports of looting?? That's surprising in such a small town.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Reports of looting?? That's surprising in such a small town.
    scrap metal... on
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,766
    chadwick wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    Reports of looting?? That's surprising in such a small town.
    scrap metal... on
    I don't know... they didn't suggest that, but maybe. Hopefully.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    This is about an hour south of where I live. Small town, very pleasant, about 2800 people. Settled by Czech immigrants, they have awesome Czech bakeries. I've stopped there many times on the way to and from Austin. They also have a fun little festival every year called Westfest.

    Fertilizer can be so dangerous and it's incredible to think of the devastation for such a small community. Heartbreaking to me to think of the first responders who lost their lives. :cry:

    For those who saw the video taken by the man with his daughter, on the news this morning they said that the daughter regained her hearing after a short time.
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Who Princess wrote:
    This is about an hour south of where I live. Small town, very pleasant, about 2800 people. Settled by Czech immigrants, they have awesome Czech bakeries. I've stopped there many times on the way to and from Austin. They also have a fun little festival every year called Westfest.

    Fertilizer can be so dangerous and it's incredible to think of the devastation for such a small community. Heartbreaking to me to think of the first responders who lost their lives. :cry:

    For those who saw the video taken by the man with his daughter, on the news this morning they said that the daughter regained her hearing after a short time.
    Good to hear.

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