Fertilizer plant explosion in Texas

[fan_since79]

Now they're worried about noxious gases released in the explosion and fire.

 

This is incredibly bad.

[Tank]

Homes two blocks away were reportedly leveled.

[gotbeer]

I remember an ex telling me a story when she lived in WV near the river.  It was where Beyer and those types had their commercial plants.  One of which was a fertilizer plant, which exploded.  People were told to pretty much stay indoors, and she said the air still burned.  

 

This type of fertilizer is what was used in the OK City bombings, so the scope really doesn't surprise me.  I'm surprised it doesn't happen more though.

[fan_since79]

Photo from Austin TV station KVUE.

 

[gotbeer]

was thinking about the timing of this event and realized that this week has been, for the last 20 years, a pretty horrific week in the u.s.

 

apr 19, '93 - ATF and FBI lower the boom on the branch dividians in waco, tx.

apr 19, '95 - timothy mcveigh sets off massive bomb outside federal building in okc, killing 168

apr 20, 99 - columbine shootings

apr 15, '03 - boston marathon bombing

 

i'm thinking the chances of this being an attack from a domestic group is pretty high.

 

From the Boston Marathon thread.  Tank posted this.  

 

But makes you wonder if there is a connection.  April 18th.  A small town just outside of Waco, TX.  With OKC using fertilizer.  

[gotbeer]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion-sends-120-hospital-levels/story?id=18984131#.UW-eYbWG2So

 

The blast registered as a 2.1 magnitude earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

[LBHalos17]

Holy shit, that's a wild video... That's a tough little girl there; I hope they're both ok.

I don't know much about fighting fires at fertilizer plants, but I'm afraid the first-responder toll is gonna be higher.  Again, my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and families.

[Amazing Larry]

Willie Nelson grew up right down the road from there in Abbott.

[InsideThePark]

Praying for Humanity that this was an accident.

[hk47]

Damn...seeing the explosion in the video is unreal.

[TobiasFunke]

Praying for Humanity that this was an accident.

[gotbeer]

Texas Plant Explosion Firefighters Missing, Looting Reported

 

Some of the worst scum are those that loot after a disaster like this.  

[Amazing Larry]

That headline is a little misleading. The looting doesn't seem to be a problem.

[gotbeer]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/18/us/texas-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

 

(CNN) -- [breaking news update, 7:50 p.m. ET]

Some 35 people -- including 10 first responders -- died in an explosion Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, Mayor Tommy Muska said, according to USA Today.

[arch stanton]

Oddly quiet on this. Makes me wonder who might lose his/her shorts when/if the truth comes out.

[RallyMo]

Huh? There's plenty of talk about it here.

[gotbeer]

Texas fertilizer company didn't heed disclosure rules before blast

 

Yeah, there will be quite a few lawsuits to come out of this.  

[arch stanton]

This whole story makes me sick.

[arch stanton]

So they defied the DHS and created an explosive several thousand times more powerful than the one in Boston. Should they be tried as enemy combatants or is the motive of profit above all else considered acceptable?

[Futch Winkleman]

One of the first responders has been arrested and charged with "posession of a destructive device" after a criminal probe of the plant explosion was launched.

 

Authorities won't specify if this is connected to the blast.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/10/texas-fertilizer-blast-paramedic-_n_3254291.html?1368209623

[Futch Winkleman]

Looks like he's in federal custody now according to this report:

 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/05/10/bryce_reed_west_texas_paramedic_arrested_for_possessing_a_destructive_device.html

[gotbeer]

That's a wrinkle.  Would make sense too, since that explosion seemed quite drastic.  

[arch stanton]

Must be another brown skinned Russian Muslim.

[HaloMagic]

The AW Detective Club has been mysteriously silent on this one. They must be putting the last touches on their final report.

[mancini79]

The AW Detective Club has been mysteriously silent on this one. They must be putting the last touches on their final report.

 

He's still counting bullet holes.