Fertilizer Plant explodes in Texas.

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  1. enterthemadness

    enterthemadness The Triumvirate

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    Not good.



    http://www.dallasnews.com/news/loca...-fertilizer-plant-near-waco-in-west-texas.ece


    Pics of the explosion are just insane.

    It caused a Middle School to catch on fire, but since it happened so late in the day, hopefully no one was there.
     
    #1 enterthemadness, Apr 17, 2013
  2. BeserkerHilf

    BeserkerHilf Registered

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    Oh ****.
     
    #2 BeserkerHilf, Apr 17, 2013
  3. craigdbfan

    craigdbfan Registered

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    Are you kidding me?
     
    #3 craigdbfan, Apr 17, 2013
  4. Hellion

    Hellion Rewriting my 5th book

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    Unless I'm missing any news, it sounds like a huge freak accident...although the few sites I've visited have gone crazy with conspiracy with the comments...too soon to jump to conclusions.

    ...my thoughts and prayers for the town of West.
     
    #4 Hellion, Apr 17, 2013
  5. TheDreamMaster

    TheDreamMaster The Night He Came Home...

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    Wow, this is awful. This week man....
     
    #5 TheDreamMaster, Apr 17, 2013
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    #6 craigdbfan, Apr 17, 2013
  7. TheDreamMaster

    TheDreamMaster The Night He Came Home...

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    Two confirmed dead so far... My thoughts and prayers and with everyone down there.
     
    #7 TheDreamMaster, Apr 17, 2013
  8. The Squirrel

    The Squirrel Le Rongeur

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    [YT]ROrpKx3aIjA&feature=youtu.be[/YT]
     
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  10. bullets

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    That's just sad to hear the firefighters got caught in the middle of it.
     
    #10 bullets, Apr 18, 2013
  11. Spider-Man Luvr28

    Spider-Man Luvr28 Amazing.

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    How terrifying. And the kid in the back... :csad:
     
    #11 Spider-Man Luvr28, Apr 18, 2013
  12. terry78

    terry78 My name is Stefan, sweet thang

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    What kind of precautions can you take for containing that type of thing?
     
    #12 terry78, Apr 18, 2013
  13. Duran Man

    Duran Man The Seventh Stranger

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    Wow.:wow:
     
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  14. Trainwreck2100

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    60-70 dead
     
    #14 Trainwreck2100, Apr 18, 2013
  15. Venom75

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    Is there ever any good news anymore? Jeez. My thoughts are with the victims and those in Texas. :csad:
     
    #15 Venom75, Apr 18, 2013
  16. Sawyer

    Sawyer High King

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    How long before CNN or FOX News turns this into something it's not? :o

    Either way, horrible. :csad:
     
    #16 Sawyer, Apr 18, 2013
  17. Thundercrack85

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    If they don't get it under control, there will probably be more explosions. But at least they've evacuated the area.

    Must have been one hell of an explosion.
     
    #17 Thundercrack85, Apr 18, 2013
  18. GRangerPrimeNYC

    GRangerPrimeNYC AgentGodzillaRangerPrime

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    Wait, 60-70 dead, is that true?!

    And that video sounds terrifying
     
    #18 GRangerPrimeNYC, Apr 18, 2013
  19. Thundercrack85

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    Read about similar explosions (Wikipedia has a list).

    There can be some incredible death tolls.
     
    #19 Thundercrack85, Apr 18, 2013
  20. Trainwreck2100

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    thats what local news is reporting the national guys haven't confirmed it
     
    #20 Trainwreck2100, Apr 18, 2013
  21. craigdbfan

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    Ammonium nitrate and fire is an incredibly dangerous mix. Definitely unfortunate as having a fire not break out should be one of the main concerns for a fertilizer plant.
     
    #21 craigdbfan, Apr 18, 2013
  22. terry78

    terry78 My name is Stefan, sweet thang

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    Any fire that can't be doused with water is much crazier to deal with. Have to find the right concoctions to handle it.
     
    #22 terry78, Apr 18, 2013
  23. Thundercrack85

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    God damn.

    [YT]WZwafubAX4U[/YT]

    Looks like a ****ing atomic bomb went off in some of these shots.
     
    #23 Thundercrack85, Apr 18, 2013
  24. I SEE SPIDEY

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    This has been a horrible week...
     
    #24 I SEE SPIDEY, Apr 18, 2013
  25. Maximus One

    Maximus One Eklypze Is Dead

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    That video with the kid and his dad is insane. To think that they were what? Maybe around a half a mile away and it was still loud enough to make them go temporarily deaf. That's ****ing bonkers. This has been a crazy couple of days that's for sure
     
    #25 Maximus One, Apr 18, 2013
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