Toronto Explosion

appunxintator

142 Posts

Posted Aug 10, 2008

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.

hamsteralliance

159 Posts

#17992

Posted Aug 10, 2008

Replied 47 minutes later

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=j0kpopblM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kpopblM)

heh.

Hober

1,180 Posts

#17993

Posted Aug 10, 2008

Replied 18 minutes later

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.

PortalFan77

432 Posts

#17996

Posted Aug 10, 2008

Replied 2 hours later

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

rellikpd

1,053 Posts

#17998

Posted Aug 10, 2008

Replied 53 minutes later

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.

Naulziator

104 Posts

#18004

Posted Aug 10, 2008

Replied 3 hours later

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

Naulziator

104 Posts

#18005

Posted Aug 10, 2008

Replied 12 minutes later

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=0siteT=

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compherm

58 Posts

#18006

Posted Aug 10, 2008

Replied 15 minutes later

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

ultradude25

63 Posts

#18007

Posted Aug 11, 2008

Replied 1 hour later

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

And that 6 people got killed in the explosion.

Hober

1,180 Posts

#18010

Posted Aug 11, 2008

Replied 3 hours later

ultradude25 wrote:
I heard that it was a car that crashed into the propane tanks.

And that 6 people got killed in the explosion.

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