Christ!

[rgraham666]

Propane facility explodes in Toronto. Watch until the 1:50 mark to see how bad it was.

CNN reports on it.

I managed to sleep through it. It's on the other side of the city from me.

 

[impressive]

Damn! I hope everyone's okay.

I remember a similar (smaller-scale, most likely) event in Southern Maryland in the mid-80s when I lived there. Middle of the night explosion from the other side of the county -- and the reverberation from it literally knocked me out of bed.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I remember hearing the Hercules gun powder plant blowing up one night when I was a young teen. I had been up all night watching adult movies when the house shook three times. I had broken a window in the house earlier in the day so I thought it was my father upset that I had been up all night watching TV, but it was just an explosion 50 miles away.

 

[AvoidingRealWork]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Sunday morning church service.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Sunday morning church service.

We had an empty (that's the worst kind) tanker blow in the harbor, years ago. I'm miles away but it sounded like a major artillery piece going off and made a mess of the docks.

 

[rgraham666]

Here's the latest news.

It looks like a fire fighter bought it. A person, the dispatcher for the company, may be missing.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Here's the latest news.

It looks like a fire fighter bought it. A person, the dispatcher for the company, may be missing.

I'm with the residents. What was that facility doing in the middle of a residential neighborhood? Some zoning guy is due for some serious questioning.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I thought this was another RIP thread and Christ had died again...

 

[McKenna]

Wow. That was a mighty big boom.


for the fallen fire fighter.

 

[graceanne]

Holy Cow.

 

[PrincessErin]

.....

 

[rgraham666]

Thanks Erin.

 

[DesertPirate]

Rob, glad you are OK
Was worried but away from the PC most of the day

 

[cantdog]

Charley is a Torontonian, I believe. Anyone know?

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Charley is a Torontonian, I believe. Anyone know?

Yeah, but she lives in Europe now. Portugal, I think.

 

[damppanties]

Charley is a Torontonian, I believe. Anyone know?

Yeah, but she lives in Europe now. Portugal, I think.

Yep. She does.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I just went back and watched Rob's link to the video of the explosion itself. Damn! That looked like something the Air Force would do on purpose. The residents are right. Whoever approved that facility has some serious explaining to do. What was he thinking . . . with!

 

[rgraham666]

We've had a 'business friendly' government in power, at all levels for over a decade.

If an explosives factory asked to be put up next to a school, it would probably be okayed.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

We've had a 'business friendly' government in power, at all levels for over a decade.

If an explosives factory asked to be put up next to a school, it would probably be okayed.

I forsee a great issue rising in the next election . . . or not, if it's far enough away.