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Big BOOM early this morning.
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JML42691
macrumors 68020
Wow, he is lucky to be alive, with where he was he easily could have been killed by that explosion. And the fact that their dog survived is a pure miracle.
Raid
macrumors 68020
Well I talked with my former landlady and she's fine. After hearing the first few explosions she went into her basement. When she heard the big boom/glass shatter she got out her backdoor and to the neighbours. From the news they did find a body at the site. It looks like this propane company was only on the site for 3 years, and explains why at least I didn't know it existed. The graveyard cleanup will take some time and some funerals will be delayed... But it's a small price to pay for the low bodycount. 😱
brad.c
macrumors 68020
My question is, what kind of monkeys work for the zoning board that collectively decided it was a good idea to allow mass collection of hazardous materials within the vicinity of a pre-existing (suburban?) residential area?
Counterfit
macrumors G3
I can't find anything saying that the local Danvers residents weren't there before the chemicals facility was. The article doesn't say anything, and neither does Wikipedia. Where do you know this from?
Developers never see land they don't like. They would build over a pile of plutonium if they could.
When i read this the first thing that came into my mind was someone solved the mystery of the big bang... That'll teach me to read
Wow, it's hilarious to make fun of a person's tragic death, isn't it? You must be so proud.
CanadaRAM
macrumors G5
A firefighter also died at the scene.
The houses had been there for 40+ years, the propane yard only 5 years. Conflicting jurisdictions on zoning between the municipality and the province meant that apparently the municipality could not prevent it being built.
The explosion contaminated the neighborhood with asbestos, requiring the closest residents to be locked out for days, and hazmat teams to clean up.
The houses had been there for 40+ years, the propane yard only 5 years. Conflicting jurisdictions on zoning between the municipality and the province meant that apparently the municipality could not prevent it being built.
The explosion contaminated the neighborhood with asbestos, requiring the closest residents to be locked out for days, and hazmat teams to clean up.
Killyp
macrumors 68040
Yeh it is actually quite funny. At least I'm alive enough to know how to make the best of things.