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New video from a guy who was way too close to the blast zone. What a nightmare.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=775_1439442869
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Dear god...that looks like something from a post-apocalyptic movie.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
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http://mobile.reuters.com/article/to...0QH2B220150814
according to Reuters the warehouse that exploded was storing ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, and calcium carbide at the time.
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Originally posted by citanon View Posthttp://mobile.reuters.com/article/to...0QH2B220150814
according to Reuters the warehouse that exploded was storing ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, and calcium carbide at the time.
Original source in Chinese:
http://yd.sina.cn/article/xinzhi/top...anfzhnh2924486
Of the 3 chemicals rumored to have been at the storage site, calcium carbide decomposes in water to form acetylene. That would form a potent explosive mixture together with ammonium nitrate and potassium nitrate. The explosions happened just 44 min after reports of the initial fire.
Last edited by citanon; 14 Aug 15,, 20:00.
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RIP. It's scary. What is the usual process of compensation and rehabilitation for the victims?Politicians are elected to serve...far too many don't see it that way - Albany Rifles! || Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it - Mark Twain! || I am a far left millennial!
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Originally posted by citanon View PostBTW, one of the other more "minor" accidents happening in China today. Report is in Mandarin but video is self explanatory:
http://video.sina.com.cn/news/spj/to...814/#249735499
Politicians are elected to serve...far too many don't see it that way - Albany Rifles! || Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it - Mark Twain! || I am a far left millennial!
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It's called a placard. They are in use all over the world on buildings, trucks, trains, storage facilities. Saved many a firefighter by giving them a heads up as to what is stored in the facility/truck/railroad car that they are dealing with. Also pre-planning for a facility like this is invaluable. Knowing what the hazard is, you may decide to forego fighting the fire and concentrate on evacuation.
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Originally posted by DonBelt View Post[ATTACH]40007[/ATTACH] It's called a placard. They are in use all over the world on buildings, trucks, trains, storage facilities. Saved many a firefighter by giving them a heads up as to what is stored in the facility/truck/railroad car that they are dealing with. Also pre-planning for a facility like this is invaluable. Knowing what the hazard is, you may decide to forego fighting the fire and concentrate on evacuation.
Also, I absolutely agree on the pre-planning. It seemed this was also missing from first hand accounts.
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