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Explosion In Midtown Manhattan
Foxnews.com ^ | Dec. 17, 2007

Posted on 12/17/2007 8:46:31 AM PST by waimea.man

Man Burned In Fox News Channel Chemical Explosion

MyFoxNY.com -- A man has been burned in a chemical explosion in Midtown.

The explosion happened at the Fox News building at 1211 Sixth Avenue.

About 700 people have been evacuated from the building.

The explosion has not interrupted the cable news channel's broadcast.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
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To: eXe
The cleaning of bricks, heavy duty housekeeping, or a variety of other things can cause an explosion or vilent reaction, even (rarely) in the home.

Prayers for the injured and afflicted and that this was the result of an unintentional mixing of chemicals....

21 posted on 12/17/2007 8:53:16 AM PST by tracer
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To: waimea.man

It’s not terrorism. There, no need to pay a gubermint functionary to issue that knee-jerk statement.


22 posted on 12/17/2007 8:53:23 AM PST by NonValueAdded (Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
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To: Rick.Donaldson
Ummm H2O2 is hydrogen peroxide and H3O+ is an acid.
23 posted on 12/17/2007 8:55:11 AM PST by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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To: null and void; Larry Lucido; MotleyGirl70

"Due to budget cuts, we tried some new, cheaper
urinal cakes this week. Apparently they didn't work out."


24 posted on 12/17/2007 8:55:13 AM PST by jdm
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To: jdm

Does anyone know what floors Fox News are located on? And how close Shep was to the explosion? (He’s probably in a tizzy right now.)


25 posted on 12/17/2007 8:56:02 AM PST by waimea.man
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To: Rick.Donaldson

Hydrogen Peroxide is H2 O2 not H3O


26 posted on 12/17/2007 8:56:41 AM PST by Wil H
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To: waimea.man

are=is


27 posted on 12/17/2007 8:56:58 AM PST by waimea.man
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To: Ken522
Could be a disgruntled Amish activist who clip-clopped his buggy into Manhattan under cover of darkness and disquised his horse and buggy as Central Park taxis.

Perhaps I shouldn't make a joke, but I've found that a well-placed line makes a lot of difference in difficult circumstances. My Amish friends have a sense of humor, too....

28 posted on 12/17/2007 8:57:02 AM PST by tracer
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To: jdm
Phosphoric acid is commonly used to demineralize evaporative coolers and humidifiers.

Oxygen and chlorine based bleaches are often used to disinfect systems.

I’m guessing inadequate rinse and purge between cleaning and disinfecting.

The poor guy was probably freezing his butt off and decided to rush it a bit.

29 posted on 12/17/2007 8:57:05 AM PST by null and void (Nully, you think of the oddest things. - sweetliberty)
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To: waimea.man

On some shows you can see people outside walking on the street, so I know they must occupy lower floors, but not sure about the one’s higher up.


30 posted on 12/17/2007 8:58:01 AM PST by jdm
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To: jdm; MotleyGirl70; Cagey

Is the busboy okay?


31 posted on 12/17/2007 8:58:39 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: waimea.man

Lot’s of possibilities:

http://www.aristatek.com/newsletter/0512December/TechSpeak.aspx


32 posted on 12/17/2007 8:59:27 AM PST by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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To: Rick.Donaldson

Want a side bet on how many corrections you get? I’m going with 8...


33 posted on 12/17/2007 9:00:17 AM PST by null and void (Nully, you think of the oddest things. - sweetliberty)
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To: waimea.man

Fox News live is on right now and I see nothing so far


34 posted on 12/17/2007 9:00:34 AM PST by april15Bendovr (Free Republic & Ron Paul Cult = oxymoron)
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To: Larry Lucido
Is the busboy okay?

Yes and he found a new job making almost twice as much as the old one. Plus he got his cat back. :O)

35 posted on 12/17/2007 9:00:57 AM PST by jdm
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To: cripplecreek

"I have no idea what you're talking about.
I was having lunch on your deck with some of your friends."

36 posted on 12/17/2007 9:01:41 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: aft_lizard

The valence of oxygen is two, so it could not have three hydrogen molecules bound to it...


37 posted on 12/17/2007 9:01:45 AM PST by tracer
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To: null and void

Your conjecture is quite plausible....


38 posted on 12/17/2007 9:03:02 AM PST by tracer
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To: Larry Lucido; MotleyGirl70

And, Pequita too.


39 posted on 12/17/2007 9:03:10 AM PST by Cagey (Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.......Thoreau)
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To: tracer

“Hydrogen molecules” should have been written by me as “hydrogen atoms.” D-OH!!


40 posted on 12/17/2007 9:04:11 AM PST by tracer
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