Texas Town of West located between Hillsboro and Waco along interstate 35 rocked by massive explosion. Ammonium nitrate fertilizer plant explodes. I just heard 60 dead and 100 injured on the local news here in North Texas. Please pray for the victims and the people of West.
Explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas - CNN.com
In 1976 I was 9 years old, and lived inside the Houston 610 loop.
I vaguely remeber watching the evening local news and seeing people being dragged out of this white cloud just to be confirmed dead seconds later.
A 7000 gallon tanker truck left the 610 loop and fell 20 feet below emptying its entire contents of nearly 100% of Anhydrous Ammonia on to the US 59 underpass.
There are pictures and video on youtube of a large white cloud. People drove through it, pulled over overcome and died.
The only savings grace was that the dewpoint was low that day, as Anhydrous ammonia ( without water) seeks water and on sweaty skin will burn the flesh right off your bones.
Instead it wound up in the lungs of over a hundred people. 75 were hospitalized, 6 died, 178 needed medical treatment.
The tanks at the explosion site containing anhydrous ammonia were a priority, its why first responders stayed on site, cooling the tanks with fire hoses.
IF those tanks ruptured, the tragedy would have been catastrophic. Massive low lying clouds of Anhydrous Amonia moving through that community like a creeping death, instantly attacking the lungs, eyes and nasal passages of everyone in its path.
Positive thoughts for the victims and their families.
I've never SEEN an explosion like that. :shock: That was really scary!
Train derailment propane tanks.
One of my friends, a first responder, arrived an hour prior to the explosion, to fight the fire. He was killed in the explosion.
Bless him and all the first-responders.
Sorry to hear.
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