West Texas explosion: fatalities confirmed at fertilizer plant

[Jon88]

Jeez.

How populated is that area? Hope all you guys are okay(and loved ones, obviously). I only know of a handful of you guys that live in Texas, all seem to have been active here since it happened.

Sorry to hear about it hitting so close, Scipio.

I'm OK!

 

[Theebs]

I didn't feel it but I keep reading all these people that did.

Seems a stretch to feel it this far. Ginger Allen from cbs11 last night talked to the plant manager and apparently he said there was 100s of tons of ammonia nitrate in there and the Okc bombing only used 50.

It had to feel like an atomic bomb to the residents.

 

[Midswat]

 

[Theebs]

Pretty sure that's a fake mid.

 

[Dodger12]

Holy shit!!!!

Love your avatar.......is that a friend of yours?

 

[Midswat]

Pretty sure that's a fake mid.

Highly unlikely. I found it on the internet. Must be real.

 

[Theebs]

Highly unlikely. I found it on the internet. Must be real.

Valid point.

 

[Iamtdg]

 

[Theebs]

People are looting?

Wth is wrong with people.

 

[peplaw06]

Looting in West?

Free kolaches bitches!

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

Yeah, I bet that's how a lot of us know that town, as the place with the great kolaches.

Pretty incredible pics of that explosion. Reminds me of the story about Texas City I heard about as a kid, though this one wasn't even that big.

Just saw this... Damn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA&list=UUkZKu0yNc5gOsg2GEAigJiA

 

[SixisBetter]

The ok city bombing used 50 pounds of ammonia nitrate and apparently this plant had hundreds of tons of this inside.

Actually the OKC bombing used an estimated 5000 lbs of fertilizer,but your point remains.

 

[Midswat]

WTF is a kolach?

 

[Iamtdg]

It's like a pigs in a blanket.

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

Czech pastry. Famous place called the Czech Stop to buy them right off 35.

 

[peplaw06]

It's like a pigs in a blanket.

That's the most mainstream kolache in America, I guess. You can also get them filled with fruit or cream like a donut. I think that's kind of the original kolache.

 

[Theebs]

Actually the OKC bombing used an estimated 5000 lbs of fertilizer,but your point remains.

That sounds right, I was just repeating what the reporter said.

Basically the amount in there dwarfed the okc bombing amount.

 

[Iamtdg]

That's the most mainstream kolache in America, I guess. You can also get them filled with fruit or cream like a donut. I think that's kind of the original kolache.

You can keep them fancy smancy doughnut like crap kolaches.

 

[superpunk]

What's the deal with zoning regulations in Texas? Are there just none?

but y do we need government guyz

 

[Iamtdg]

It's a town of 2800. No, not much in the way of zoning I would assume.