Big BOOM early this morning.

[Lord Blackadder]

Too bad about the gravestones

Better to disturb the dead than add to their number, eh?

 

[iJohnHenry]

Here is one guy that was a little too close for his liking.

 

[JML42691]

Here is one guy that was a little too close for his liking.

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]

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]

The graveyard cleanup will take some time and some funerals will be delayed.

Can you imagine if it happened during a funeral?
That would be an ironic way to die.

 

[waffle911]

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]

Probably the same kind of monkeys that allow residential buildup around pre-existing industrial sites. Like what happened in Danvers.

 

[waffle911]

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?

 

[carlgo]

Developers never see land they don't like. They would build over a pile of plutonium if they could.

 

[Mr. lax]

Big BOOM early this morning.

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

 

[maxrobertson]

Only one person still missing, the Dispatcher at the yard itself.

It is believed he was walking towards the sight of smoke when the first blast erupted.

I suspect the funeral will be closed-casket.

Sly.

Wow, it's hilarious to make fun of a person's tragic death, isn't it? You must be so proud.

 

[CanadaRAM]

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.

 

[dilailamams]

any cadevors found??/

 

[Killyp]

Wow, it's hilarious to make fun of a person's tragic death, isn't it? You must be so proud.

Yeh it is actually quite funny. At least I'm alive enough to know how to make the best of things.

 

[iJohnHenry]

any cadevors found??/

Yep, they finally found the Super of the yard.