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Massive Explosion in China's Tinajin
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Posted on 08/12/2015 11:03:18 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta

Footage circulating online appears to show a massive explosion in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, the cause of which is not yet known. The explosion reportedly occurred at the Tianjin Binhai New Development Zone at about 23:30 (15:30 GMT). Pictures and video footage shared on social media suggest a number of people were wounded by the blast. Several nearby tower blocks are without power, according to the Chine

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KEYWORDS: bang; boom; china; chinaexplosion; explosion; huskwedpooch; sumtingwong; tianjin
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To: IYAS9YAS
Would a gas main send those flaming metallic arcs of fire across the sky like in the pic? Maybe if the explosion took power lines with it.

Very good point!

61 posted on 08/12/2015 11:50:06 AM PDT by Travis T. OJustice
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To: dragnet2

EPA must have been in charge there.


62 posted on 08/12/2015 11:51:15 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: tcrlaf

https://youtu.be/a1aHADL2a24

Wow....That was big!


63 posted on 08/12/2015 11:52:32 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Travis T. OJustice
Would a gas main send those flaming metallic arcs of fire across the sky like in the pic? Maybe if the explosion took power lines with it.

You're looking at video from 1.5 to 2 miles away. Those arcs are the size of tractor trailers, travelling at a pretty significant speed.

Any news agency get updates on how the nuclear plant there is doing? It appears to be in the direction of the explosions and would be much closer than any video I've been able to find.

64 posted on 08/12/2015 11:53:22 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Wow! The video looks legit, that’s crazy!


65 posted on 08/12/2015 11:53:26 AM PDT by Marko413
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To: IYAS9YAS

Or every piece of equipment in the Tianjin Fire Department


66 posted on 08/12/2015 11:55:29 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Now reported as Petrol (gasoline) storage station.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33896292


67 posted on 08/12/2015 11:55:51 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: kingu
the size of tractor trailers

Probably include some fire trucks.

68 posted on 08/12/2015 11:56:17 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

https://twitter.com/aletweetsnews/status/631538268912361472

Security camera of building entrance being blown in.


69 posted on 08/12/2015 11:56:42 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: FreeAtlanta

KTVU - Sum Ting Wong.


70 posted on 08/12/2015 11:57:02 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: thackney

Gasoline will burn, but to explode like that?

You’d need to deploy it like a fuel air bomb.

Wouldn’t you?


71 posted on 08/12/2015 11:57:30 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Marko413; All

Another vid, MUCH CLOSER.
You can see the shock wave coming.

https://youtu.be/xjqkLUCc9s4

I would be very surprised if this person isn’t injured.


72 posted on 08/12/2015 11:58:38 AM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: FreeAtlanta

Tianjin is also home to a watch factory of quite a size. I sure hope they are not damaged in this explosion!
(Sea-Gull and other brands, not knock-offs, for once)


73 posted on 08/12/2015 11:58:49 AM PDT by SparkyBass
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To: BenLurkin

BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion)

http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/print/volume-155/issue-4/features/bleve-facts-risk-factors-and-fallacies.html


74 posted on 08/12/2015 11:58:53 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: tcrlaf
Acetylene is unstable at pressure as a gas.

From the MSDS

Storage: Because of acetylene's unstable nature, it must be stored under special conditions. This is accomplished by dissolving the acetylene in liquid acetone. The liquid acetone is then stored in the acetylene cylinder, which in turn, is filled with a porous (sponge-like) cementitious material.

So if acetylene was involved, acetone likely was present.

75 posted on 08/12/2015 11:59:28 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

The EPA must have been over checking the place out.


76 posted on 08/12/2015 12:00:01 PM PDT by jetson
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To: Steely Tom

Tianjin University = Helix Nebula
National Supercomputer Center


77 posted on 08/12/2015 12:00:53 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: dragnet2

bad day for pipeline/storage tank explosions near CERN collaborators


78 posted on 08/12/2015 12:02:45 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: tcrlaf; All

Of the video I just posted:

Slowed down the video from Tianjin, the shockwave appears to destroy the wall and sends it straight towards camera

https://twitter.com/mkarolian/status/631531647268163584/video/1


79 posted on 08/12/2015 12:03:42 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: thackney
More from the acetylene MSDS:

When exposed to excess temperature, pressure, or mechanical shock, pure or less than pure acetylene gas can undergo a violent, explosive decomposition reaction. Additionally, if this reaction, or an ignition of acetylene occurs within the torch base or supply hose, it can propagate back into the storage cylinder causing it to explode violently. (snip) Acetylene has a very wide range of flammability. The lower flammable limit (LFL) is typically listed as 2.5% and the upper flammable limit (UFL) is listed as 81%. Although acetylene will not undergo combustion at concentrations above the UFL, it can undergo an explosive decomposition reaction, even at concentrations of 100%.

One cylinder goes, damages others, and you can have a real mess.

80 posted on 08/12/2015 12:04:24 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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