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Huge explosion at Texas Tech University sends green flames shooting out of the ground in shock fireball
The Mirror US via MSN ^ | 03 13 2025 | Douglas Whitbread

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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KEYWORDS: greenflames; manhole; texastech
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1 posted on 03/13/2025 7:54:58 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Taco Bell next door?......................


2 posted on 03/13/2025 7:55:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: yesthatjallen

Boron and methane?


3 posted on 03/13/2025 7:57:04 AM PDT by struggle
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To: struggle

I’m thinking green flames to honor Ramadan?


4 posted on 03/13/2025 7:58:00 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: yesthatjallen

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.


5 posted on 03/13/2025 7:58:03 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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I'm pretty sure it wasn't me this time!
6 posted on 03/13/2025 7:58:41 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: yesthatjallen

At least it was “Green” energy.

Gaia would be pleased.


7 posted on 03/13/2025 7:58:43 AM PDT by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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Experts on the scene were quick to rule out swamp gas as the cause.


8 posted on 03/13/2025 8:01:04 AM PDT by ComputerGuy ( )
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” 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!


9 posted on 03/13/2025 8:01:39 AM PDT by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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10 posted on 03/13/2025 8:03:58 AM PDT by plain talk
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“Experts on the scene were quick to rule out swamp gas as the cause.”

Because Lubbock, Texas is in the middle of a desert.


11 posted on 03/13/2025 8:04:48 AM PDT by Fai Mao (All Democrats need to go to prison.)
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To: plain talk

Texas tech cuts a fart. Film at 11:00.


12 posted on 03/13/2025 8:04:50 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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> 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”.

https://nypost.com/2019/07/18/berkeley-california-eliminates-term-manhole-in-push-to-remove-gendered-language/


13 posted on 03/13/2025 8:05:35 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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LOL! Ya caught me!


14 posted on 03/13/2025 8:06:36 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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To: yesthatjallen

Sorry I had Curry last night.


15 posted on 03/13/2025 8:08:39 AM PDT by cableguymn (They don't want peace they want skeletons )
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AR-15?


16 posted on 03/13/2025 8:08:41 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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Gas leak........................


17 posted on 03/13/2025 8:11:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: yesthatjallen

And turtles or empty pizza boxes around?


18 posted on 03/13/2025 8:11:18 AM PDT by cableguymn (They don't want peace they want skeletons )
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To: struggle

Boron and methane?
+++++++++++

Copper perhaps, from an electrical/xfmr vault?


19 posted on 03/13/2025 8:11:49 AM PDT by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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To: struggle

If a transformer/electrical fire, probably would be accompanies by large electrical outage..


20 posted on 03/13/2025 8:12:53 AM PDT by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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