Massive explosion in China

[bobjimwilly]

"Massive explosions have hit China's northern city of Tianjin, reportedly injuring at least 300 people and causing at least seven deaths."

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeXBME2YVQo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeXBME2YVQo</a>

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-33896292
http://news.sky.com/story/1534742/china-seven-killed-in-huge-explosion

mental! 

[BobG]

Reminds me, probably very illogically, of the old saying that in the Occident we construct whilst in the Orient they contrapt.

BobG

[Copps is Magic]

WOW, never seen an explosion as big as that before, they're saying it was a gas station which ignited two oil tanks which then ignited a chemical factory. I don't even want to guess how many dead.

[Drover]

Now thats what I call a pyro!

[Drover]

WOW, never seen an explosion as big as that before, they're saying it was a gas station which ignited two oil tanks which then ignited a chemical factory. I don't even want to guess how many dead.

News now saying it was a shipment of explosives.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

It's crazy and a bit scary watching it.  A fair few deaths no doubt.

[coventryrover]

bloody hell

[Wild Rover]

Looking like 80 dead ( unless missing fire fighters have been lucky ).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33900268

[glosterred]

That will have rattled a few windows

[Filo]

That will have rattled a few windows

I remember the Flixborough explosion rattling a few windows many years ago

[glosterred]

That will have rattled a few windows

I remember the Flixborough explosion rattling a few windows many years ago

So do I

[BobG]

I remember Flixborough too. Not sure it was equivalent to 21 tons of TNT going up though...

BobG

[Filo]

I remember Flixborough too. Not sure it was equivalent to 21 tons of TNT going up though...

BobG

The flixborough explosion was the ignition of a very large vapour cloud, it was estimated to be the equivalent of 15 Tons of TNT going up

[Dutch Uncle]

I was just a few miles away from this large explosion in Geleen near Maastricht in 1975

http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/casebeek75.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFw4QWnnqBg

I was in Maastricht and I can still remember the shaking of the buildings and windows

[Sandy Lane]

I was just a few miles away from this large explosion in Geleen near Maastricht in 1975

http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/casebeek75.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFw4QWnnqBg

I was in Maastricht and I can still remember the shaking of the buildings and windows

That explosion also resulted in the loss of life sadly, Dutch.  I can't even imagine how very scary it must be when these massive explosions happen.

[Filo]

I was just a few miles away from this large explosion in Geleen near Maastricht in 1975

http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/casebeek75.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFw4QWnnqBg

I was in Maastricht and I can still remember the shaking of the buildings and windows

That explosion also resulted in the loss of life sadly, Dutch.  I can't even imagine how very scary it must be when these massive explosions happen.

I had the unfortunate experience of being 2 or 300 yards away from an IRA car bomb that killed two Off duty soldiers, that was loud and very scary, 21 Tons of TNT must have been deafening

[GazLaz]

Madness, like a neuclear bomb going off.

[wilts rover]

I remember Flixborough too. Not sure it was equivalent to 21 tons of TNT going up though...

BobG

The flixborough explosion was the ignition of a very large vapour cloud, it was estimated to be the equivalent of 15 Tons of TNT going up

I was playing football about 5 miles away from Flixborough at the time it went up, believe me it was loud.

[Sandy Lane]

I was just a few miles away from this large explosion in Geleen near Maastricht in 1975

http://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/casebeek75.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFw4QWnnqBg

I was in Maastricht and I can still remember the shaking of the buildings and windows

That explosion also resulted in the loss of life sadly, Dutch.  I can't even imagine how very scary it must be when these massive explosions happen.

I had the unfortunate experience of being 2 or 300 yards away from an IRA car bomb that killed two Off duty soldiers, that was loud and very scary, 21 Tons of TNT must have been deafening

Crikey Filo!  Madness indeed!  Lucky you aren't deaf (or worse)!