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#1 · August 10, 2008, 2:13 pm

At 3:50 am in Toronto, a car crashed into a propane depot, causing a huge explosion. The scale of this is just unbelievable, and I can only imagine how scary it would have been for the people close to it.

A few people captured footage of this, but this video is the only one that show just how big it was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsm7yQLW3Fo

note: the car crashing into the depot is only what I heard, I'm not sure what actually did cause the explosion.

Here is an article on the aftermath, as well as some witness stories.

http://news.therecord.com/News/article/396263

I just thought I should let some people on here know.

I don't lag, I own so much it takes a few seconds for the server to figure out what the hell I just did.

#2 · August 10, 2008, 3:01 pm

Videos with sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5udSWJcZo (explosion at 1:50)

moar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6ar-ndyVc4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kpopb__lM

heh.

#3 · August 10, 2008, 3:19 pm

hamsteralliance wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kpopb__lM

"It's crazy, eh?"

Congrats on being internet famous for being just like the stereotype.

"Games are made out of smaller games ? turtles all the way down, until you hit the game that is so trivial and stupid it isn?t deserving of the name." --Raph Koster

#4 · August 10, 2008, 5:35 pm

Hober wrote:

"It's crazy, eh?"

Congrats on being internet famous for being just like the stereotype.

Hahahahahahahahaha.

Kinda cool if you ask me. *NOT THE INTERNET FAMOUS*

#5 · August 10, 2008, 6:28 pm

i don't know what that was all a-boot, but it sure was crazy eh?

anyway. that sucks. thank god propane is ultra-light and it went up fast.

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#6 · August 10, 2008, 9:51 pm

Propane is the exact opposite of ultra-light. Three subway stations had to be shut down because of the mess.

Sparky the Telus Pig status:
Fully recovered and kicking ham!
Now if only the snow and mud goes away (pigs truly hate wet mud!).

#7 · August 10, 2008, 10:04 pm

I've been following the news since I know someone who lives about 6km from the refinery. 1 firefighter stressed himself to death and the on duty empoloyee's still missing. 13,000 evacuated in a 1-mile radius finally being allowed back.

Full story from CTV.ca
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/s ... TopStories

Best video's on the news site, too.
http://mynews.ctv.ca/mediadetail/295911 ... t=0&siteT=

Sparky the Telus Pig status:
Fully recovered and kicking ham!
Now if only the snow and mud goes away (pigs truly hate wet mud!).

#8 · August 10, 2008, 10:19 pm

A closer shot, where you can actually see the shockwave:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMnKA8QXNmI

edit, never mind, the one above me is better

#9 · August 11, 2008, 12:02 am

I heard that it was a car that crashed into the propane tanks.

And that 6 people got killed in the explosion.

This was a fail. I'm making a note here, huge facepalm. It's hard to overstate my disappointment.

#10 · August 11, 2008, 3:02 am

ultradude25 wrote:

I heard that it was a car that crashed into the propane tanks.

And that 6 people got killed in the explosion.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off wrote:

Economics Teacher: [taking attendance] Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?

Simone: Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

Economics Teacher: Thank you Simone.

Simone: No problem whatsoever.

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