I'm pretty sure it wasn't me this time!
Posted on 03/13/2025 7:54:58 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
A manhole explosion at Texas Tech University caused green flames to shoot from the ground before a massive blaze erupted from the ground.
Frightening footage revealed how the underground chamber caught alight before thick black smoke poured out amid a roaring fire. The incident on Wednesday led school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week.
An alert sent to the campus community around 8:45 p.m. described the explosion as occurring at a substation but a later update said it was at a manhole. No injuries were reported, Lubbock Fire Rescue Capt. Jon Tunnell said. Later footage captured by local TV stations showed a heavy presence of firefighters on campus. It wasn't clear what might have caused the explosion.
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Taco Bell next door?......................
Boron and methane?
I’m thinking green flames to honor Ramadan?
We had a power plant on the University of Missouri campus in the early 70s. I remember one year a transformer at the substation caught fire and shorted out the power. The arcing was visible for at least a mile. The whole nearby campus was bathed in an eerie electric blue light. It was the weirdest thing — and a bit scary since nobody know what was going on.
At least it was “Green” energy.
Gaia would be pleased.
Experts on the scene were quick to rule out swamp gas as the cause.
” in the early 70s . . . bathed in an eerie electric blue light. It was the weirdest thing — and a bit scary since nobody know what was going on.”
That cheap weed, with the gas smell! I know what you mean.
Dude,! I can relate!
“Experts on the scene were quick to rule out swamp gas as the cause.”
Because Lubbock, Texas is in the middle of a desert.
Texas tech cuts a fart. Film at 11:00.
> A manhole explosion at Texas Tech University… <
The author of this article is in big trouble. He might even get himself cancelled. And that’s because woke folks are quite offended by the term “manhole”. They demand that it be changed to the gender-neutral “maintenance hole”.
LOL! Ya caught me!
Sorry I had Curry last night.
AR-15?
Gas leak........................
And turtles or empty pizza boxes around?
Boron and methane?
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Copper perhaps, from an electrical/xfmr vault?
If a transformer/electrical fire, probably would be accompanies by large electrical outage..
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