Skip to comments.
West Pharmaceuticals Explosion in North Carolina
Fox News
| 01.29.03
| Me
Posted on 01/29/2003 11:49:12 AM PST by kcvl
Plant employees over 200 people...
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: northcarolina; oldnorthstate
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100, 101-120, 121-140 ... 481-484 next last
To: sheik yerbouty
They make vaccines and syringes...hmmm..(Tinfoil hat still in place) Anthrax vaccine? Bio-terror attack?
101
posted on
01/29/2003 12:20:53 PM PST
by
mhking
To: kcvl
KCVL,
If the plant owned some of the worlds injection molding machines with 3000T of potential energy, could you have enough "pop" to toss a tower. The problem is these machine have the injection clamps horizontially mounted. No tower toss here. Plus, they're usually used in the automotive and large speciality plastic applications.
My rational guess for what could have happened is there was some rapid depolymerization and outgassing of the plastic they process. The depolymerized gasses ignited and boom. I have seen this rupture 4" dia. steel injection barrels down their entire lenght like a soda straw. It is extremely rare and is usually caused by a machine malfunction.
Again, God protect these men and women. Plastic burns are some of the worst things on earth.
jriemer
102
posted on
01/29/2003 12:20:56 PM PST
by
jriemer
To: kcvl
Family members sent to a local church.
103
posted on
01/29/2003 12:22:00 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: Mo1
What the heck is causing all the black smoke?? The incomplete combustion of plastic. The smoke is very acrid and could be toxic depending on the source resin.
104
posted on
01/29/2003 12:22:56 PM PST
by
jriemer
To: concerned about politics
Geeez. I always think terrorism first, the other options later. It's suppose to be the other way around.
Me too ;(
To: dead
1/3 of the roof of that large front building is gone. Interior blown away.
To: Howlin
Prayers for family members and co-workers. What a horrible sight.
107
posted on
01/29/2003 12:23:00 PM PST
by
Peach
To: *Old_North_State; **North_Carolina; Constitution Day; mykdsmom; Howlin; billbears; Overtaxed; ...
![](http://www.drudgereport.com/siren.gif)
NC ping!
To: mhking
I've got the Reynolds on stand by..I thik that if it is terrorism, it might be a prelude for a bio attack in the area.
To: CFW
"like a bomb went off..."
Hmm.
Could this company have been involved in anti-germ/biochemical warfare research, perhaps? On the sly? And someone found out about it?
110
posted on
01/29/2003 12:23:14 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(Huck Fillary!)
To: Howlin
Family members sent to a local church.That, combined with the sparsely attended triage area are not good signs...prayers for all involved...
111
posted on
01/29/2003 12:23:21 PM PST
by
mhking
To: Carolina
Channel 11 just used the "casualty" word. They are saying CNN is reporting deaths.
Propane tanks located near/in area of blast.
112
posted on
01/29/2003 12:23:24 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: Howlin
Uh Oh...that makes me sick!
They are being VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SAY THE "T" word...my tinfoil hat is starting to hurt my head.
113
posted on
01/29/2003 12:23:27 PM PST
by
kcvl
To: Howlin
This does look very bad.
It does not look like there is much left of that building.
114
posted on
01/29/2003 12:23:46 PM PST
by
Route66
(America's Mainstreet)
To: Howlin
That smoke is headed my way. Air quality will be bad. Asthmatics on alert.
To: Peach
Damn, I wish I had cable at the office. And I wish Fox would do a live feed.
116
posted on
01/29/2003 12:23:53 PM PST
by
Catspaw
To: mhking
That's what I'm thinking.
117
posted on
01/29/2003 12:24:40 PM PST
by
Howlin
To: kcvl
CNN Breaking News email is reporting several people killed. Unfortunately from the explosion that appears to be obvious.
118
posted on
01/29/2003 12:24:42 PM PST
by
caa26
To: kcvl
Wonder if they make smallpox vaccine and if so, how much of it just went up in smoke.
119
posted on
01/29/2003 12:24:43 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(The meek shall inherit the Earth. The stars belong to the bold.)
To: Carolina
That smoke is headed my way. Air quality will be bad. Asthmatics on alert.Take care...and be sure you can close things up in the house - you never know what could be in that smoke...
120
posted on
01/29/2003 12:24:50 PM PST
by
mhking
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100, 101-120, 121-140 ... 481-484 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson