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Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung hit by massive gas explosion
The Guardian ^
| 31 July 2014
| Chris Johnston
Posted on 07/31/2014 6:46:58 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung hit by massive gas explosion
Deaths reported after leak in sewerage system causes 'white fog' which exploded
Chris Johnston
theguardian.com, Thursday 31 July 2014 21.14 BST
At least 15 people have been killed and more than 230 injured by explosions in a southern Taiwanese city thought to have been caused by a gas leak in the sewerage system.
Witnesses said that gas leaks began at about 9pm local time in Kaohsiung. The leaking gas formed a white fog, which then ignited and sparked massive explosions on several streets, China's Central News Agency reported.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kaohsiung; taiwan
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07/31/2014 6:47:46 PM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Liveleak has surveillance camera footage of the explosion.
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07/31/2014 6:50:04 PM PDT
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SpaceBar
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:52:08 PM PDT
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Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:54:20 PM PDT
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Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
The leaking gas formed a white fog, which then ignited and sparked massive explosions on several streets, China's Central News Agency reported.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:58:02 PM PDT
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Ezekiel
(All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:00:03 PM PDT
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gaijin
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:01:41 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper you are misinformed)
To: SkyDancer
We had an alternate for HKG in that area. Probably no sewer lines under the airport...
Still flying??
Regards,
Bat
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:10:44 PM PDT
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BatGuano
(You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Been there. It’s a nice city.
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07/31/2014 7:15:09 PM PDT
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null and void
(If Bill Clinton was the first black president, why isn't Barack Obama the first woman president?)
To: TigerLikesRooster
at the annual beer and pizza fest ....
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:30:22 PM PDT
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knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
“White fog”
A visible fahrt!
Methane than can be seen, can certainly be smelt.
I wonder if anyone yelled at a cop, “Hey! Get a whiff a that!
Ain’t that potentially explosive sewer gas?”
Maybe add another exclamation mark.
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:52:35 PM PDT
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tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: null and void
Yes it is and some of the best Chinese food too.
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posted on
07/31/2014 8:02:25 PM PDT
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X-spurt
(CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
To: BatGuano
Decided not to renew contract. Coming home 3Aug - going to hang at home for a bit, decompress ... have some networking out on Linkedin looking ... old boss looking too. R/Janey
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07/31/2014 8:06:22 PM PDT
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SkyDancer
(If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper you are misinformed)
To: SkyDancer
Have a good rest and then get back to “dancing” when you can.
Take care. Nice to see a post from you, I’ve been travelling too much.
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07/31/2014 9:17:43 PM PDT
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BatGuano
(You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Major devastation in K-town.
Gas leak just ripped up the middle of the streets and went up like a thermobaric bomb.
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posted on
08/01/2014 4:53:09 AM PDT
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Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
To: Tainan
Isn’t it the stronghold of DPP and Taiwanese mobs?
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posted on
08/01/2014 6:46:31 AM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
To: TigerLikesRooster
DPP does have a presence in K-Town, but they are the 2nd largest political party so they are, really, everywhere.
As to "mobs", organized crime is extremely strong here - especially in the construction trades.
But unless you are involved with them in some way, you would not be aware of their existence. But they are very powerful on the upper levels of gov't.
Taoyuan and Taichung are two of the more notable mob-cities - gov't and influence peddling.
Well, and Taipei, of course. That is where the gov't headquarters are located.
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08/03/2014 12:00:59 AM PDT
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Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum -- "The Taliban is inside the building")
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