Toronto Explosion

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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.

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hamsteralliance
159 Posts
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.

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Hober
1,180 Posts
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.

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PortalFan77
432 Posts
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

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rellikpd
1,053 Posts
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.

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Naulziator
104 Posts
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.
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Naulziator
104 Posts
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
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

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ultradude25
63 Posts
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.

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Hober
1,180 Posts
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.

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.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ferris_Bueller%27s_Day_Off

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Remmiz
631 Posts
Posted Aug 11, 2008
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Hober wrote:
Blah blah

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MrTwoVideoCards
584 Posts
Posted Aug 11, 2008
Replied 1 hour later
Wow.
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msleeper
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Posted Aug 11, 2008
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semi-related

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appunxintator
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Posted Aug 11, 2008
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msleeper wrote:

semi-related