FedEx truck explodes on I-270 in North St. Louis County

KMOX Radio | October 29, 2002

[Dave S]

Just heard on KMOX radio here in St. Louis that a Fed Ex truck exploded on interstate 270 here in North St. Louis County. Truck went airborne.

No further word on cause.

[nicmarlo]

Very interesting, cardinal4; I haven't read through this thread to the end yet, and won't be able to until later.....I'd be interested though in hearing more if you have anything further to add, unless you've already posted additional info. Thanks for the ping.

[Vidalia]

Agreed, and isn't this becoming long winded?

Whomever the buggar is, it is more fun to watch the sun rise than debate what the name the guy goes by...

[Illbay]

Now yer talkin'!

"Hare Krishna."

[OldFriend]

Very early on they were saying a car rammed into the tractor trailer.

As for the truck being in small pieces.....they were cutting the metal with some kind of equipment to better be able to remove it from the highway.

[OldFriend]

People usually do NOT fly on FedEx planes.....cargo flies on FedEx planes........

[Vidalia]

Doesn't tyhis thread factor into one of the longest threade sets on FR in the last yearibob or two, along with my latest mispellings?

Yer one of the guys who gave the Krishna(s) a shot to the knees and groinoboid areas last time in Las Vegas, weren't ya?

[SJackson]

Are these the same Jews that put Christ on the cross, and refuse to this day to accept Him as their Messiah?
So how they respect God is rejecting vowels and His Son.
[I learn something new everyday here]

Naah, these are d-fferent ones, the ones who own the banks. They collect a fee for all vowels used on the -nternet, you know, other than the o’s. Few know that outs-de of Saud- Arab-a. Thus the – rather than an o, -t’s a protest.

As you note, - don’t use -’s, because the elders haven’t sent my vowel royalt-es to me.

Amazing what you learn here.

L-ke you, -’m glad the truck driver’s OK. Are you related to the V-rg-n-a sher-ff moose or the Freeper moose?

[OldFriend]

We had a diesel Peugeot 504, years ago, that burst into flames in our driveway......let me assure you, diesel fuel burns...........not explosively like gasoline, but burn it does.

[keats5]

"FR is a free thought-based source of information and discussion for anyone, but the effort to place her definition or vision of her God to my thoughts of life are not well taken"

So, what's the point of having freedom of religion if folks aren't allowed to practice their religion? Do you really expect her to go into a closet all alone and write her Creator's names with hyphens there so no one else will know? Lighten up.

[spunkets]

" I believe something in trailer exploded,"

It did. Fedex is the only Co. outside of a common carrier that handles what is considered nowadays to be dangerous cargo. ie Bo Peep ammonia. However their is nothing shipped that could do this that is not packaged to prevent this and if it can do what the pic shows the qtys are limited to make it a pop rather than a blast. This looks like a huge qty of volitile, low flash point liquid, stored in glass, w/o the styroform overpack, that broke up when the truck went off the road.

[nicmarlo]

Communist News Network

FedEx truck explodes on Missouri highway
Tuesday, October 29, 2002 Posted: 4:52 PM EST

The truck was cut off by another vehicle and went off the road, rupturing the fuel tank and sparking the explosion, said Sgt. Ed Ensminger of the Missouri Highway Patrol. Another official said the fuel tank ruptured when the truck's trailer struck the post of an overhead sign.

The two drivers in the FedEx truck escaped unharmed, said company spokeswoman Pam Roberson. Video from local news stations showed debris scattered along Interstate 270, where the accident happened.

"We are still investigating the accident," Roberson said, adding that company records show there were no hazardous materials on the ground-transport truck.

Cpl. John Parrish of the Missouri Highway Patrol said foul play does not appear to be a factor.

"We're certain this was -- although it may not seem so -- your typical traffic crash," he said.

[Vidalia]

The name of the place is Free Republic, not "Practice Your Religion Here".

You got in a little late on the discussion...

[Tennessee_Bob]

Revenge of the Postal Service...

[Tennessee_Bob]

God doesn't care if you write his name regardless of which nomenclature you use; however, all that was supposedly written on those tablets was that you ain't supposed to take his name in vain.

So - your concern here is what??

[Madcelt]

oops 28th not 29th! (Ignore it.)

[Vidalia]

None what so ever, but many others think is is a problem...

[freebilly]

The truck was cut off by another vehicle and went off the road, rupturing the fuel tank and sparking the explosion

The ol' exploding fuel tank excuse. Tinfoil hat on noggin...!

[Vidalia]

And I think my beard is longer than any of ZZ Top, but that won't matter to those who want to go into Religion, will it?

[FreedomPoster]

Picture from the CNN article:

Parrish: "We're certain this was your -- although it may not seem so -- it was your typical traffic crash."

To all those say "they say it's not terrorism, therefore it isn't" -

No one that I've seen here is saying that it is certainly terrorism. What we are saying, is that the possibility cannot be discounted this quickly, as quickly as the authorities made the statement.

Spunkets in #550 has one of the better conjectures yet.

[B4Ranch]

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