Posted on 02/07/2007 1:04:15 PM PST by samiam1972
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A series of explosions has rocked the east bottoms area of Kansas City.
The explosion happened just after 2 p.m. in the area of Nicholson Avenue and Gardner. Firefighters are on scene at the Chem Central with hazardous materials crews.
Watch live coverage from NBC Action News.
Emergency crews have evacuated the area. Some residents and business in the area have experienced short power disruptions.
See post 54 for a link to the folks taking the pics
Stay safe.
Bottoms facing east? No, that way is Mecca, they will have to reorient. Sorry.
I live in Lenexa but work in Olathe. Someone said they heard that you're supposed to turn your heaters off? Heard anything said about that?
I think they meant in your cars. Trying to get people to not pull in fresh air from the outside but to just recirculate what's inside already. Not sure if that's what you heard or not.
That's probably what they heard. Thanks.
Thanks so much! LSA
-PJ
Strange, isn't it? I still just think it was a horrible accident.
News conference in 10 minutes. Hopefully we'll learn more.
If you live downwind (southwest of the fire) that might be a good idea, especially if you are somewhat close to downtown. Lenexa is what, 15 miles away from downtown? I would think that it shouldn't be much of a problem for ya'll (I've been downwind from some of these "Houston Campfires" before), though it might be a good idea not to go outside jogging today. Distance is a great diffuser, so smelling the smoke doesn't necessarily suggest danger to oneself. If you Google the term "Shelter in place", that will bring up more info on the topic.
There's definitely something in the air, but no one has made the order to evacuate my workplace.
Hey, after I said that about the cars, I realized that they are shutting down the air where my husband works downtown. They want to limit what comes into the air there. So I guess it's not just dealing with cars. If you're within the fallout of this cloud, you may want to shut down.
From poster "Staubio" on the skyscraper forum:
"Supposedly the KCFD has indicated that the debris is "highly toxic" and shouldn't be touched.
I just heard from a friend that they are shutting down HVAC systems downtown. Hope you brought your coats."
http://forum.kcrag.com/index.php?topic=11217.60
Nobody panic, I'm setting up a protocol with CTU.
I think I'm okay for now. Thanks for the update. Stuck at work for another hour.
LOL!
Jack to the rescue!!
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