Posted on 04/29/2007 9:27:55 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Newsome can call it “another giant wake up call”, but exactly whose bed was he in when the “wake up call” came???
The guy is such a player, he needs a permanent “On-Star” system implanted.
From a news account:
“The tanker was on its way from a refinery in Benicia to a gas station on Hegenberger Road in Oakland. “
So he seems to be right.
That was the first thing I thought, too. Like so much for the fearmongers who have been saying that the steel in the WTC wouldn't have melted.
Carolyn
I checked this because it would make a good story about unintendend consequences (the pollution costs of the longer drives will far outweigh the costs of the foam).
But it appears it wouldn’t have mattered.
From a news account:
“We didn’t know it was a tanker truck that was involved. As soon as that was established, we immediately upgraded to a large-scale incident response team and added two more engines and two trucks,” Price said.
Firefighters soon saw that the upper ramp was buckling, Price said, and by 4:02 — seven minutes after they arrived — it had collapsed. The firefighters changed their strategy for battling the blaze.”
The road was already “gone” when they got there, and collapsed 7 minutes later, not long enough for the foam to make a diference.
The article DID say they didn’t use foam, but that’s because after the collapse there was no point in putting out the fire any more:
“With no structures or lives in jeopardy, and with 8,000 gallons of flammable fuel involved, you’re basically better off letting it burn itself out,” said Price.
Firefighters used only water to control the blaze, which took about two hours, Price said. Had there been lives at risk, firefighters would have used firefighting foam, but the chemicals in it then would have polluted the nearby bay.”
The Institute is taking a sabbatical...
I work as a CALTRANS consultant...statewide, we’re directing a lot of personnel and effort towards this.
Don’t you just love it you think out of the box and give reason points and you just get ignored like your invisible and the poster move along in their own little world very few ever connect the dots.
I fine many times on FR there very little meaningful diologue just smart ass put down!
They are so wraped up in one liners and smart ass remarks but to ponder what is going on here with so many simular attacts taking place across the country just gets in the way!
Same way with these shooting that burst out of the blue in public place many are by design and others are out of sickness in this nation.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
“I guess this must be only the second time in history fire has melted steel.”
Yes, but don’t tell Rosie as it is sure to upset her!
I know that area pretty well, as I did a short contract once for Family Stations, Inc. Even took in an A’s game while I was there.
...Cross said Mosqueda had been driving for Sabek Transportation, of South San Francisco, for 10 months. He was carrying 8,600 gallons of gasoline from a Benicia refinery to a gas station on Hegenberger Road in Oakland.According to a company statement, Mosqueda has a safe driving record. The company described his escape from the wreck as "miraculous" and said it is cooperating with the investigation into the crash. The company also said initial alcohol and drug tests indicate Mosqueda was not under the influence while he was driving.
Cross said Mosqueda has a valid driver's license and no apparent history of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
"At this point, there is no indication of impairment on the part of the driver, but that will be part of our investigation," CHP Commissioner Mike Brown said.
A worker at a nearby sewage treatment plant, Isaac Rodriguez, said he spotted Mosqueda on the connector ramp above as the fire raged.
"I believe he was in shock. He didn't know how badly he was burned," said Rodriguez, who added that he later regretted not trying to get someone to find Mosqueda and pick him up.
"It looked at one point like he was going to go back to the truck," Rodriguez said. "I told him, 'Get out of there!' "
Mosqueda has worked in the past with the Sacramento Valley chapter of Teen Challenge, an international Christian ministry that runs centers for people struggling with addiction and other "life-controlling" problems, according to Escalante.
"If he walked away, it's only because the Lord was with him," said Escalante...
Thank you very much for that kind comment and yes it seems like sometimes FR is nothing but a basebal bleachers forum but even I do a few one liners occasionally, sometimes it better to say nothing intelligent if you catch my drift.
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