BlueFire Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) I wonder if the Boston explosion is linked to or encouraged someone to do the Texas one. Edited April 19, 2013 by BlueFire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Lightning Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 It makes me so sad that these awful things keep happening for no real reason that can be known. My thoughts and good wishes go out to the poor people whose lives have been drastically changed or ended because of these tragedies. Thanks for putting this up, I don't think I would have found out so soon otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elieson Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 It's actually not that far from where I live. Relief efforts are high due to the strange timing, as well as the collapsed neighboring buildings (Senior citizens home, apartment complex, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) An NPR article I heard claimed something along the lines that the plant had no standardized safety protocol (or was it no emergency response? something lacking in that area, anyway), and hadn't been visited for a safety inspection by the relevant government organization since something crazy like the mid-80's. Might be a different kind of tragedy here. But geez, how close was that thing to the populated part of town, anyway? Edited April 19, 2013 by Rehab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elieson Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) About 20 miles from Waco, where Dr. Pepper is made. Not even one mile from civilian residents though. Edited April 19, 2013 by Elieson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Are you people really that stupid? Suddenly every little thing is a terrorist attack? Fertilizer is highly explosive while being processed. In fact, homemade bombs use it. That being said, this was a fertilizer PLANT. No shit the place exploded..., the video showed the place on FIRE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arceus Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Hmmm.... It could be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueFire Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 Are you people really that stupid? Suddenly every little thing is a terrorist attack? Fertilizer is highly explosive while being processed. In fact, homemade bombs use it. That being said, this was a fertilizer PLANT. No shit the place exploded..., the video showed the place on FIRE. Silver Lightning said "It makes me so sad that these awful things keep happening for no real reason that can be known." Elieson mentioned the relief effort. Rehab supported your idea that it could "be a different kind of tragedy here." I said that I wonder if they're related. Nobody here jumped to conclusions that terrorists were bombing across the country. Excuse me for finding two very unlikely events happening within days a little interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steampunk Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Someone told me they could feel the explosion 15 miles away. That's a pretty solid blast, for sure. Good thing it wasn't in Waco proper, or it could have been a lot uglier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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