strigori Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 As the title, blast felt miles away, and sounds like multiple buildings on fire or knocked down. And the link to a Texas TV station, has a user submitted video of the blast. http://www.kwkt.com/news/caught-camera-fertilizer-plant-explosion-near-waco Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 HOLY HELL THAT WAS A HUGE EXPLOSION! Quote Link to comment
strigori Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah, first glance it looks like something out of a Micheal Bay movie. Quote Link to comment
sd'sker Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 i think this was pretty bad: @MotherJones1m Reports of terrible casualties in West, Tx, fertilizer plant explosion. @KHOU reporting 70 confirmed dead, 100s injured. Developing... Quote Link to comment
strigori Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm having trouble finding the link again, but I did see a report that the cause might be a fire at the plant, and firefighters using water on ammonium nitrate. Quote Link to comment
sd'sker Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 here is live video: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20130417-live-video-explosion-injuries-reported-at-fertilizer-plant-near-waco-in-west-texas.ece Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Has anyone else reported the 70 deaths? Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Has anyone else reported the 70 deaths? It will be many more than 70 Quote Link to comment
Omaha-Husker Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Fertilizer plants are ticking time bombs that many chemicals in one place is always dangerous. I am pretty surprised that they allowed homes to be built close enough to be destroyed in an accident. Still a terrible tragedy, one of the worst in a long long time with these death reports. Quote Link to comment
Lyons in the Sea of Red. Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 People were feeling the concussion miles away. I cant even fathom that. Quote Link to comment
ADS Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Holy sh#t, that's intense. Quote Link to comment
walksalone Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 That explosion's crazy... Hope folks are ok... Only thing I've ever seen that was when we were training to go to Bosnia, they detonated an anti-tank mine under a "gamma goat", and blew that thing to bits. I felt the explosion and we were over half a mile away... Quote Link to comment
strigori Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 ABC reporting on NightLine that 75-100 buildings have been destroyed. I think the injury count is going to go up. Quote Link to comment
strigori Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Reported that the plant had over 50,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia on hand. For comparison, the bombing in Oklahoma City 20 years ago was about 4800 pounds. Quote Link to comment
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