Posted on 11/23/2012 4:29:17 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
Unless its propane, it’s fairly difficult to create such an explosion. Natural gas, methane, is lighter than air. It needs the proper ration of gas to oxygen to explode.
If it were a large transmission line, when they rupture, they tend to sound like a freight train for about 30minutes as the pressure reduces. Generally the risk is from a high pressure rupture, and flame is a secondary risk.
Any high profile targets in the area,...like Hostess Union bosses?
Same thing.
Since they had over an hour to work on it and the story didn’t even report the name of the gas utility company involved, there is ample evidence that this might not be a gas explosion.
I used to know of them before I moved to the West coast in the mid 80’s.
How bout Ciro’s restaurant or Felix Tranghezi (spelling?)
obama speaks:
“Under my plan, since natural gas is so dangerous, I am immediately banning the production and distribution of all natural gas in the USA. Coal and oil are is also banned. Only electricity is allowed. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and a much safer end of the year, now that I have made it safer for you!”
Did not look like a ng explosion imho
Fat pole dancer practicing on a gas line?
Absolutely agreed. That’s why I love propane!
Jane...you are showing your age.
First guess is that this thing had been leaking for week. One story states as the girls went up stairs the smell would get worse ( the gas smell...the natural gas smell....this stuff writes itself!)
My guess is that it filled the upper stories of the building.
Then boom.
Tranghese. Corps is long gone. The neighborhood has moved distinctly towards the Hispanic end of scale.
Back then it used to be blacks in the north end and Puerto Ricans in the south. That, of course, was before the flood of illegals from Mexico & S. America.
Felix was one of Sam Cafarelli’s “enforcers”.
The mob also had a restaurant on Rt.#75 outside of Bradley Field down in Windsor Locks. The “Skyline”
GPS Coordinates:
42° 6’24.00”N
72°35’20.85”W
Photo in Boston Herald taken from 50-100 feet northeast, with black on orange . . .
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. . . being the truck rental/U-Haul place on the other side of street from club. FWIW.
No, LOL, those are names I heard the elders speak of. Years ago the mob ran much of the city of Springfield. I don’t think they do now. From what I hear it’s a war zone with the two big players being blacks and hispanics.
Well, ... at least they don’t have to worry about radon being trapped in the house anymore.....
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