04-17-2013, 20:54
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Explosion: The City of West, Texas, just North of Waco on I35
Massive Fertilizer Plant explodes!! Blows houses off of their foundations 3 miles away!!
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04-17-2013, 21:03
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Damn dust initiator situations - those places (fertilizer plants, grain mills, lumber mills, etc) are an accident waiting for a lapse in attentiveness to happen.
Condolences to the community. 
Richard 
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04-17-2013, 21:08
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No way it was a "Dust" issue!! It leveled a 6 BLOCK radius area!!! The buildings weren't that big to propagate that much of a blast from dust!! It was felt 70 miles to the North in Arlington!!
Later
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04-17-2013, 21:15
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Fertilizer could mean Ammonium Nitrate, which has a tendency to blow.
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04-17-2013, 21:33
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Anhydrous Ammonia
Reports on local TV say anhydrous ammonia. Nasty stuff to work with. But regardless, Richard is right. I would bet anyone whose father grew up pre WWII can tell stories. I believe we just "celebrated" an anniversary for the explosion in, I think, Baytown. This started on a ship. Hundreds killed. 1948 I think
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04-17-2013, 22:03
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Now saying...
Now saying ammonia nitrate---it is getting worser and worser. There are certain types of fire, if you use the the wrong extingushing agent, can get really shitty really quick. Not saying that happened here, but it is a possibility.
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04-17-2013, 22:16
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Rest in Peace. Prayers out for the deceased and their families
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04-17-2013, 22:23
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Terrible situation indeed.
Prayers out to family and friends of the affected and for the Emergency Services workers as they get this under control.
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04-17-2013, 22:24
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04-18-2013, 05:03
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Originally Posted by SF18C
This was a big one....blast felt in Southern Dallas.
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I definitely felt it at my house. Our little crew at work is seeing about going out there to help. From what I've heard they are having a lot of people show up to help without being asked.
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04-18-2013, 06:44
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My family is going to go give blood today...lots are injured and wounded.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the the first responders on the scene and all the people of West, Texas.
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04-18-2013, 07:16
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Originally Posted by Sdiver
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Not the smartest move... To film. In place. Within sight......of a fertilizer plant on fire. I suppose hindsight is wonderful.
I hope that gentleman's child is ok.
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04-18-2013, 07:36
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Originally Posted by Dohhunter
Not the smartest move... To film. In place. Within sight......of a fertilizer plant on fire. I suppose hindsight is wonderful.
I hope that gentleman's child is ok.
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You're assuming that man knew what that facility is used for. I hope is just a bad coincidence but tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the bloody end to the Branch Davidian face off not to far from that plant.
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04-18-2013, 07:40
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Originally Posted by rubberneck
You're assuming that man knew what that facility is used for. I hope is just a bad coincidence but tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the bloody end to the Branch Davidian face off not to far from that plant.
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Really? Did you just infer a conspiracy?
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