Texas factory explosion

[pronk]

What's going on in Texas?

[SamDiamond]

Did the Jews show up for work there, or were they sent home early?

Educate us Pronk.

[pronk]

Fertiliser plant in Waco up in flames.

[Kermit]

It was already on fire before it exploded.

[muldoon]

Reports of 70+ dead according to a few online outlets.

[pronk]

Sum'bitch...

[Kermit]

This caught a school, a nursing home, and an apartment complex. The worst thing that could happen at a fertilizer plant is a fire breaking out.

[Kermit]

HERE is a link

[PAULYPOKER]

[Kermit]

They said when it exploded it blew all of the windows out of the nearby houses.

[muldoon]

horrifying

[Kermit]

Oh my God.

[PAULYPOKER]

horrifying

HOLY SHIT!!

anyone within 100's of yards of that explosion could not have survived............

[Kermit]

HOLY SHIT!!

anyone within 100's of yards of that explosion could not have survived............

Fire Fighters and emergency personal were on scene when that happened.

[PAULYPOKER]

Fire Fighters and emergency personal were on scene when that happened.

Oh my,that is not good news at all..........

[TheGoldenGoose]

What a fukking dumbazz... "The Fertilizer Plant is on fire, let's put the kids in the car and see how close we can get to take pictures"

[Kermit]

What a fukking dumbazz... "The Fertilizer Plant is on fire, let's put the kids in the car and see how close we can get to take pictures"

I have to admit, they seemed like they were far enough away from it. I still cannot believe that explosion.

[acampbell2345]

Tragic....

on a related note but fortunately not nearly as large as this, there was a flash fire at the local Exxon Mobil refinery near my home town today. 12 hurt and 4 are in critical condition.

[Kermit]

If you tap and hold the spacebar at the 29 second mark, you can kind of get a slow-mo effect.

[muldoon]

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0416.html

April 17, 1947
Blasts and Fires Wreck Texas City of 15,000; 300 to 1,200 Dead; Thousands Hurt, Homeless; Wide Coast Area Rocked, Damage in Millions

[Dilo]

Crazy shit

[PAULYPOKER]

The Waco Davidian Standoff

On April 19th 1993 David Koresh (born Vernon Howell) claimed the lives of 80 of his Branch Davidian followers, including 25 children, in what seemed to be their final trial by fire. The 33-year-old self-proclaimed "Lamb of God" thus ended a 51-day-standoff with federal law enforcement.

No ties , but the date is eerily close.......

The Waco Davidian Standoff - Culteducation.com

[Kermit]

The Waco Davidian Standoff


On April 19th 1993 David Koresh (born Vernon Howell) claimed the lives of 80 of his Branch Davidian followers, including 25 children, in what seemed to be their final trial by fire. The 33-year-old self-proclaimed "Lamb of God" thus ended a 51-day-standoff with federal law enforcement.

No ties , but the date is eerily close.......

The Waco Davidian Standoff - Culteducation.com

I was just thinking to myself about that. I knew it was around 20 years, but damn, didn't realize it was so close to the date.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

horrifying

damn hope they are ok.

[Andy117]

horrifying

That's scary.

I don't think I'd want to be anywhere near a fertilizer plant that was on fire. Can't imagine all the chemicals being burned up.

[Andy117]

Why is there a fertilizer plant so close to a residential area?

[chipper]

Terrible.... watching CNN right now trying to get up to speed on this tragic event.

[PAULYPOKER]

West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion VIDEO: Massive blast injures ...

<cite>www.slate.com/.../west_texas_fertilizer_explosion_video_massive_bl...</cite>
54 minutes ago - Massive Blast at Texas Fertilizer Plant Has Authorities Fearing "Hundreds of Casualties" ... local authorities to evacuate many residents out of fear of a second explosion. ... West is about 20 miles north of Waco and 80 miles south of Dallas. ... in at least a five-block radius of the plant were severely damaged by the explosion, ...

[darrell74]

this video will grab you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA&feature=player_embedded

[darrell74]

my mistake, muldoon got it already in the 11th post

[Smoke]

Letd just hope its not a terror attack that fire could have been set intentionally knowing it would blow up like that also the timing is suspicious considering what happened in boston and the ricin letter mailed to obama

[Kermit]

Now they are saying from 5 to 15 killed.

100+ homes and businesses destroyed.

[bb_skoots]

The nursing home and the school were built after the fertilizer plant. That makes no sense. They were built ridiculously close to a very dangerous chemical storage tank.

[PAULYPOKER]

Now they are saying from 5 to 15 killed.

that is great when compared to Hundreds

[PAULYPOKER]

The nursing home and the school were built after the fertilizer plant. That makes no sense. They were built ridiculously close to a very dangerous chemical storage tank.

That's Texas minds at work for ya............