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[Artemisia]

the young girl saying she couldn't hear

I hope she's all right.

 

[JustProgress]

Mock if old, but...DAMN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROrpKx3aIjA&feature=youtu.be

Like, look up 5 posts.

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

Somebody from the area correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought in Texas zoning was still kinda not a thing?

I don't know, maybe there are exceptions.

Zoning exists.. Maybe city to city but I can see why West being a small town didn't really think of it.

 

[thebeeks]

Somebody from the area correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought in Texas zoning was still kinda not a thing?

I don't know, maybe there are exceptions.

It's not really a thing in these super tiny towns. The population of West is 2600.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Zoning exists.. Maybe city to city but I can see why West being a small town didn't really think of it.

It's not really a thing in these super tiny towns. The population of West is 2600.

Shit, didn't realize it was so small.

 

[awm8604]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/data/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/HKT_24hr.html

Anyone have the exact time of the explosion?

 

[BFIB]

This week fucking sucks.

Really hope the casualty numbers are low.

 

[Wilsongt]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/data/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/HKT_24hr.html

Anyone have the exact time of the explosion?

The oscillations may have been caused by the explosion.

 

[Velcro Fly]

if cnn is to be trusted, 8:50pm EST on the explosion

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

awww that girl was so scared Hope she is feeling better.

 

[Yamauchi]

Good job, dad.

 

[NihonTiger90]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/data/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/HKT_24hr.html

Anyone have the exact time of the explosion?

7:50 PM CDT

I think that big line is the explosion shockwave.

 

[sflufan]

if cnn is to be trusted, 8:50pm EST on the explosion

After recent performance, they're not to be trusted.

 

[Pandemic]

Is anyone able to update me on what the injuries are, deaths, etc?

Thanks.

 

[Ballistik]

CNN talking to a firefighters wife and she's saying the explosion destroyed her house and killed her dogs

 

[Hylian7]

My family lives on the opposite side of Waco from where this happened, but I do have relatives in West. Have yet to hear about how they are.

 

[Mort]

Just terrible.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

I really really really hope this is a freak accident and not a result of negligence and improper adherence to regulations Because this isn't cool, especially considering the proximity of people to the plant.

 

[sflufan]

Is anyone able to update me on what the injuries are, deaths, etc?

Thanks.

6 confirmed fatalities: 1 police officer, 5 firefighters

Injuries about 70.

 

[GillianSeed79]

Is anyone able to update me on what the injuries are, deaths, etc?

Thanks.

It's a relatively small town. We probably won't know until tommorow assuming none of the reporters out there were killed in the blast. The first-responders are probably busy dealing with fires/wounded/the dead, plus they have to make next of kin death notifications and all that.

 

[Yamauchi]

Just terrible.

WTF?

 

[Mort]

WTF?

I hope it's not true.

 

[sant]

Anyone willing to take a guess at what the TNT equivalent of the blast was?

 

[Im_So_Pringles]

Oh man

I hate this kind of stuff. My heart is going to be so broken by the end of the week

 

[Kacho]

CNN talking to a firefighters wife and she's saying the explosion destroyed her house and killed her dogs

Aww. Poor dogs.

 

[BoosterDuck]

Holy shit 70 people died like that? This is fucking insane.

 

[TheWrathOfSean]

Local news is reporting 70 deaths, with triage zones being setup in town.

 

[GAMERG0D]

CNN is replaying the explosion over half a dozen times... wtf

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

CNN is replaying the explosion over half a dozen times... wtf

How is this surprising to you?

 

[senahorse]

More terrible news, this is crazy, I take it a lot of those killed were firefighters? Just horrible, I hope this wasn't deliberate.

 

[Volotaire]

That girl... At least shes ok.

EDIT: Holy shit 60 or 70 dead : (

 

[Elfforkusu]

I'd be surprised if this was deliberate. Just a really awful accident.

Holy shit 70 people died like that? This is fucking insane.

If you haven't, watch that video and pause at 0:30. It wouldn't too surprising if 50+ people died from an explosion that huge.

RIP.

 

[tapedeck]

Jesus Christ 60-70 dead?! Fuck

 

[.GqueB.]

CNN is replaying the explosion over half a dozen times... wtf

What else would they do? People want to see the explosion because it's an interesting image. Did you watch it once then close it? I didn't.

 

[GhaleonEB]

What a horrific loss of life. Just devastating.

 

[OttomanScribe]

 

[Divvy]

News lady saying there was a previous incident in Feb where the middle school had to be evacuated.

 

[Bornstellar]

Holy crap. This week man...

 

[Ultratech]

I hope it's not true.

Quite possible.

They've had it all over the local news here.

Looking from the pics and stuff they've been showing, the explosion range must've been pretty damn huge.

 

[Conor_Fool]

This is absolutely horrific

I hope that young girl is alright. As much as I want to blast the father for putting his children in danger, I guess there was no way to anticipate such an explosion.

So, what's the word on that Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust comment? Incredibly eerie. But I'm not familiar with Google +, can you edit posts or anything of that sort?

Nevermind, saw that all the comments say "reviewed in the last week"

 

[freenudemacusers]

So 60+ dead is more or less confirmed now? Terrible. I guess the very small positive is that this happened after school hours.

 

[Kud Dukan]

So, what's the word on that Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust comment? Incredibly eerie. But I'm not familiar with Google +, can you edit posts or anything of that sort?

Last I checked there were a bunch of new posts that had come out afterwards (RIP, etc.) and they all said that they were posted in the last week, so it was almost certainly nothing.

 

[sflufan]

So 60+ dead is more or less confirmed now? Terrible. I guess the very small positive is that this happened after school hours.

No, it has absolutely NOT been confirmed. It's still based on one tweet from a single source.

 

[Wario64]

This week has been depressing

 

[freenudemacusers]

No, it has absolutely NOT been confirmed. It's still based on one tweet from a single source.

oh, my bad. Wasn't reading too closely.

 

[sflufan]

I've been had!

 

[ironcreed]

Looks like a nuke. My god.

 

[Mort]

No, it has absolutely NOT been confirmed. It's still based on one tweet from a single source.

It isn't just one tweet. Other local news stations are citing about 60 dead.

It hasn't been confirmed, but there's more sources claiming that than just one.

 

[Divvy]

This is a shot from Arlington, TX:

That's from 2008

 

[MThanded]

This is a shot from Arlington, TX:

This is not from this incident. From 2008.