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Massive explosion rocks northwest Toronto, leaves two dead
Posted by:
HELLO
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Date: August 12, 2008 09:48PM
old news:
The 2008 Toronto explosions were a series of explosions and ensuing fires, together an industrial disaster, on the morning of August 10, 2008 in the Downsview community of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The incident, at the Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases propane facility in the Keele Street and Wilson Avenue area of north-west Toronto, occurred just before 4 a.m. ET starting with a thunderous explosion. These blasts caused thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes. Two deaths have been reported while the cause has yet to be determined.
At about 4AM, Initial small explosions caused a fire, which grew, and resulted a sudden large explosion of almost nuclear-magnitude, joined by a large shockwave and mushroom cloud, taking out power to the entirety of York, a northwest neighborhood of Toronto.
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The 2008 Toronto explosions were a series of explosions and ensuing fires, together an industrial disaster, on the morning of August 10, 2008 in the Downsview community of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The incident, at the Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases propane facility in the Keele Street and Wilson Avenue area of north-west Toronto, occurred just before 4 a.m. ET starting with a thunderous explosion. These blasts caused thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes. Two deaths have been reported while the cause has yet to be determined.
At about 4AM, Initial small explosions caused a fire, which grew, and resulted a sudden large explosion of almost nuclear-magnitude, joined by a large shockwave and mushroom cloud, taking out power to the entirety of York, a northwest neighborhood of Toronto.
Huge Propane Tank Explosion and Shockwave - Watch more free videos
Re: Massive explosion rocks northwest Toronto, leaves two dead
Posted by:
Awakened
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Date: August 12, 2008 09:53PM
I feel all of you in the FairfaxUnderground community should appreciate the fact that such an incident of such intensity has not occurred in our area. We are quite fortunate to live in an area where stronger regulation prevents the permitting of private industries to perform such operations (like propane storage) without taking safety into account.
Re: Massive explosion rocks northwest Toronto, leaves two dead
Posted by:
KeepOnTruckin
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Date: August 12, 2008 09:54PM
That is called a fuel-air bomb.
Re: Massive explosion rocks northwest Toronto, leaves two dead
Posted by:
496
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Date: August 13, 2008 08:44AM
hmmm, something to be considered for Herndon........