Posted on 01/06/2005 2:43:40 PM PST by U S Army EOD
We have had a train wreck in Graniteville, SC. The train was carrying chlorine that has spilled and was near several occupied factories and homes. Two of the train crew were killed in the wreck, but witnesses have reported bodies in the woods. This is confirmed and not here say. Coroners from surrounding counties have been called in to assist as the death toll is expected to increase. Several hundred people have been treated at the local hospitals. The burn ward in one of the hospitals is full. Graniteville is being evacuated at this time. The weather is light rain which causes inversion conditions and holds the cholrine gasses down. The conditions could not be worse. I would like to ask Freepers for prayers for the people of Graniteville and the surrounding areas. Folks, this is going to be bad.
i have read about what chlorine gas can do to you from WW1. not good.....
Pinging you to this thread.
How awful - keep us posted!
Ping this for me, these people need the prayers.
FReeper peach is nearby, but has not been evacuated.
Prayers sent! This is really horrible.
They have had at least 90 tons of chlorine spill. One witness who found two bodies 400 feet from one of the factories reported chemical burns on trees up to eight feet off the ground and the stream he crossed full of dead fish. A flyover by the governor of South Carolina noted that he saw dead livestock and dogs from the air. He stated that he expected the death toll to be numerous.
holy crap.....that sucks....
Peach, I've been following your updates on the Electoral College thread. Please take care - we need you here on FR.
We are in Georgia but our Family Farm and many relatives live nearby in Warrenville. I do not know if should go to help them or stay here. Any advice?
Are you in contact with Peach? This could be a rough night because of the weather conditions holding the chemicals down.
Get out of there Peach if you gotta....chlorine gas isnt anything to mess with....
Some of here reports can be found over that the Threat Matrix at this link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1307764/posts?q=1&&page=1601
Start at post 1604.
peach has been posting updates on a couple other threads.
ping
Call them and ask how you can assist. Probably what they need is for people to stay out of the area and take in people who are leaving and have no place to go.
TC
Peach has been keeping us up to date on the Threat Matrix thread. Prayers to all.
Thread by peach:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315324/posts?q=1&&page=1#1
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