[Steppes] Fire and Explosions

[Wilkerson, Glen D]

Preliminary reports indicate there was a malfunction with a "pigtail"
refuelling rig that started the initial fire in a bunch of acetylene
tanks.  After that it was just a cascade effect.

Alaric 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:steppes-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Liz
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:28 PM
To: steppes at lists.ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: [Steppes] Fire and Explosions

I was in the back yard with the cats and dog when the explosions
started.  I wasn't sure what they were so collected the animals and
headed back inside.
   
  The pictures on the news were astounding.  They caught one cansister
going up like a bottle rocket, landing on a freeway, embedding in the
pavement with the rest of the gases exploding out the other end of the
canister like a flame thrower.  Wow!  Explosions, fire and shrapnel
everywhere.  They just set up a perimeter until the explosions stopped
and then went in to fight the fires.
   
  Having purchased oxygen and acetyne from that company, I can tell you
that they, like all other similar companies, are very aware of the
dangers of sparks, flames, cigarettes, etc. and take precautions to make
sure that accidents don't happen.  They are well aware of the dangers
and understandably paranoid about safety.  There are probably a dozen or
more purveyors of welding supplies in that area also.  That's why it's
called Industrial Boulevard.  My guess is that this is simply a "freak"
accident.  Scary, nonetheless.
   
  YIS,
   


Liz and/or Fionnghuala the Fair "Nuala" and/or my evil twin, Cedric
  "Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers.
My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them." 
       ~~ Flannery O'Connor ~~
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