Not to make light of what happened, but at 2,732 degrees Fahrenheit anyone in the immediate vicinity would probably have died almost instantly, at the very most after just a few seconds. It’s awful what happened, but I think almost all those that died didn’t actually suffer much (something to actually be grateful for, if that is possible).
You have a point. It could be much harder for victim's family than victims themselves. My sincere condolence to those perished and their families.
Thanks be to a merciful God. I've often wondered about the suffering people endure in horrific events (911), deliberate acts of torture (Sadam's industrial shredders), etc... I've come to the conclusion that most accidents are over so quickly that the person probably experiences very little pain, and if it is a prolonged event, I would assume that shock is induced so that the person experiences very little in the way of pain.
Yeah, temperatures like that, there’s only a few seconds at most, especially when you’re in direct contact with as good a heat conductor as steel. Given the temperature, material and amount, it was probably almost instantaneous.
I worked next to a small outfit 15 years ago that melted aluminum into ingots.....
A guy who worked there mistakenly emptied a 55 gallon drum of scrap into the furnace....without checking to see if water collected in the bottom of the drum.
He was blown out of his shoes.....tossed about 75 feet out through a garage door into the parking lot and had 3rd degree burns over 100% of his body....he pretty much looked like a pig at a pig roast...his skin blackened and split like a hot dog too close to the grill fire....
I felt a distinct “thump” when the furnace blew up....kinda like a single clap of thunder....
Industrial accidents can be pretty gruesome.