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jakncoke
08-10-2008, 05:56 AM
YouTube - Toronto propane depot explosion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5udSWJcZo)

that's just insane.
rukisuto
08-10-2008, 07:57 AM
Holy moly.
Is there a story or broadcast on this yet?
I can't imagine how many people are hurt.
Trunks
08-10-2008, 10:13 AM
Wow.......that reminds me of cloverfield. The whole time I was watching it I was waiting for something to start flying in the air.
LiNuX
08-10-2008, 12:07 PM
wow, hope everybody's alright - i have family in toronto - i know they dont live near any propane depot - but will call them up later and ask what's up
jakncoke
08-10-2008, 01:33 PM
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=a4zt9q0ytaDM&refer=canada

Massive fire at Toronto propane depot forces thousands to flee (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/08/10/propane-fire.html?ref=rss)

Blasts, fireballs at Toronto propane company force evacuations - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/10/toronto.explosion/index.html)


looks like it came at a good time where nothing was busy so just minor injuries.
Raw!
08-10-2008, 02:21 PM
There were no fatalaties. It's just the windows were lighting and up and vibrating.
jakncoke
08-10-2008, 02:24 PM
There were no fatalaties. It's just the windows blowing out and causing ppl to get shattered glass into them.

fixed for accuracy
Trunks
08-10-2008, 02:27 PM
Did they say what caused them to blow up?
jakncoke
08-10-2008, 05:07 PM
Did they say what caused them to blow up?

from the looks of it they don't know also...update I pulled from the gaf


firefighter got killed. was in the service for 25 years. Also 18 injured and 1 missing
Iceskater101
08-10-2008, 06:42 PM
wow that first explosion was huge!
I would be so freaked out if I was there
papastiffy
08-10-2008, 07:25 PM
wow, i heard about this on the news this morning before work, really scary stuff. i would have crapped if i lived there...
LemonRising
08-11-2008, 10:09 AM
Oh god I wonder if the 401 is still closed.


Yeah it's pretty freaky though, they said the explosion could be heard for milessssss.
Hawk
08-11-2008, 05:21 PM
Geez, thats insane.
diablo
08-11-2008, 05:26 PM
oh i saw that on the news the other day, crazy day for them, sad to hear people lost their lives :(
rukisuto
08-11-2008, 05:41 PM
oh i saw that on the news the other day, crazy day for them, sad to hear people lost their lives :(

Oh, there were fatalities?
That's horrible.
LiNuX
08-11-2008, 05:44 PM
Oh, there were fatalities?
That's horrible.

jak posted this quote:


firefighter got killed. was in the service for 25 years. Also 18 injured and 1 missing

so thats the assumption - dont know his source though
LemonRising
08-11-2008, 09:50 PM
No I've heard countless times a fireman died (all over the radio plz). And.. I think one injury, not sure on that though.
jakncoke
08-12-2008, 05:08 AM
YouTube - VERY CLOSE - GOOD FOOTAGE - Toronto Propane Depot Explosion - Keele and Wilson 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSTI8oLsfIo)
new vantage point
rukisuto
08-12-2008, 09:39 AM
It feels surreal when I see it.
It's like I'm looking at a movie or something.

That view was crazy.. but they didn't seem to capture the second big explosion like the first video.
I was expecting it, but I guess they came after.
LiNuX
08-12-2008, 11:11 AM
It feels surreal when I see it.
It's like I'm looking at a movie or something.

That view was crazy.. but they didn't seem to capture the second big explosion like the first video.
I was expecting it, but I guess they came after.

yea i was waiting for that too...wonder how big it looked or how it looked in general up close like that
rukisuto
08-12-2008, 11:35 AM
yea i was waiting for that too...wonder how big it looked or how it looked in general up close like that

Yeah, that's what I really wanted to see.
Trunks
08-12-2008, 11:39 AM
Hmmm, I still want to know what caused it.
souljaa
08-12-2008, 11:49 AM
Sucks that one person died :(..but wow..I wouldn't want to be there, that's huge.