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Aug 13, 2016 11:41 AM CST Exploding apartments
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
Two days ago, at one in the morning, in Silver Spring, MD a 4 story apartment building exploded and burned. The force of the explosion was sufficient to also demolish the apartment building across the courtyard.

Over 30 were injured, dozens are homeless and at least 3 are confirmed dead. Because the remnants of the structure is so unstable, removal of debris is going slowly as several people are still missing and believed to be somewhere under the rubble.

Pictures here.


The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. My personal speculation is a gas leak, but it will be a few days before the definitive answer is unveiled.
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Aug 13, 2016 12:04 PM CST Exploding apartments
Happygolucky4u
Happygolucky4uHappygolucky4uTreasure Coast, Florida USA25 Threads 4 Polls 6,241 Posts
I was thinking on the same lines as you. Gas leak. How sad and terrifying for all involved. blues
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Aug 13, 2016 12:12 PM CST Exploding apartments
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
Scary too. 1AM, most are asleep. You think you are safe in your bed, then suddenly the bed, you and everything else is being blown through the ceiling and the roof. We look at the photos and see steel fire doors found hundreds of feet away. Interviews with residents show many have lost everything, either because it is buried under rubble, or because it all then burned.
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Aug 13, 2016 12:19 PM CST Exploding apartments
Happygolucky4u
Happygolucky4uHappygolucky4uTreasure Coast, Florida USA25 Threads 4 Polls 6,241 Posts
Ken_19: Scary too. 1AM, most are asleep. You think you are safe in your bed, then suddenly the bed, you and everything else is being blown through the ceiling and the roof. We look at the photos and see steel fire doors found hundreds of feet away. Interviews with residents show many have lost everything, either because it is buried under rubble, or because it all then burned.
Between that and the guy south of me falling into a sink hole with house while he was sleeping (never to be recovered) I am beginning to feel sleeping is not really healthy. To many tragedies. I know I shouldn't but I hate gas lines. sigh They send us out a map once a year to give us an estimated idea where they are located. And suggest before digging deep check with city. Estimated? Why did they grow legs and move after being put there? uh oh
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Aug 13, 2016 5:09 PM CST Exploding apartments
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
The old surveying instruments were plus or minus 40 feet, so it is an estimated thing.
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Aug 13, 2016 5:40 PM CST Exploding apartments
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
In response to: Two days ago, at one in the morning, in Silver Spring, MD a 4 story apartment building exploded and burned. The force of the explosion was sufficient to also demolish the apartment building across the courtyard.

Over 30 were injured, dozens are homeless and at least 3 are confirmed dead. Because the remnants of the structure is so unstable, removal of debris is going slowly as several people are still missing and believed to be somewhere under the rubble.

Pictures here.


The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. My personal speculation is a gas leak, but it will be a few days before the definitive answer is unveiled.
a lot of it about these days , seems to me the VOD exceeds gas .If it suits it being gas then it shall be
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Aug 25, 2016 10:37 AM CST Exploding apartments
Ken_19
Ken_19Ken_19Winchester, Virginia USA68 Threads 26 Polls 1,055 Posts
It really isn't needed to hand copy the original post in entirety, The users can see it, so why waste bandwidth?

Weeks later the official body count is now 8 including some children killed in their beds, and the cause is indeed determined to be something called a pressure spike in the gas line or accidental.
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Aug 25, 2016 2:58 PM CST Exploding apartments
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
Ken_19: It really isn't needed to hand copy the original post in entirety, The users can see it, so why waste bandwidth?

Weeks later the official body count is now 8 including some children killed in their beds, and the cause is indeed determined to be something called a pressure spike in the gas line or accidental.
I replied in the normal way and it did that , wondering what it will do this time . Call it paranoia , caused by being here , I don't wholly trust the reports that's its domestic gas .
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Sep 13, 2017 7:27 PM CST Exploding apartments
SpaceRam
SpaceRamSpaceRamSan Vicente, Distrito Federal Argentina7 Threads 122 Posts
Lots of gas related incidents in Europe lately.
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Sep 13, 2017 7:51 PM CST Exploding apartments
rizlaredonline today!
rizlaredonline today!rizlaredNot in Cebu City, Central Visayas Philippines89 Threads 2 Polls 5,588 Posts
SpaceRam: Lots of gas related incidents in Europe lately.


Blame the British government, it seems they are to blame for most of these kind of tragic events.
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Sep 13, 2017 8:13 PM CST Exploding apartments
SpaceRam
SpaceRamSpaceRamSan Vicente, Distrito Federal Argentina7 Threads 122 Posts
rizlared: Blame the British government, it seems they are to blame for most of these kind of tragic events.


In all honesty I thought my gov was bad but after listening to some episodes of LBC radio about politics in your country. I am actually embarrased for the both of us.
That May woman is useless.
What they did with that Charlie baby was a disgrace.
Corbyn taking pictures with young guys celebrating how college debt would be back to zero and then it turns out it was a lie. Shameful behaviour!

The EU wanting to hold the UK hostage forever.

Its madness really
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Sep 14, 2017 3:25 AM CST Exploding apartments
HexagonKeySet
HexagonKeySetHexagonKeySetCentral, Waikato New Zealand150 Threads 7 Polls 3,829 Posts
rizlared: Blame the British government, it seems they are to blame for most of these kind of tragic events.



Well, if they'd only given the chiefs of staff all the money in the world ... they;d still be to blame ?

Final Comment !!!

doh

Beer ?

cheers
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Sep 14, 2017 3:30 AM CST Exploding apartments
HexagonKeySet
HexagonKeySetHexagonKeySetCentral, Waikato New Zealand150 Threads 7 Polls 3,829 Posts
SpaceRam: In all honesty I thought my gov was bad but after listening to some episodes of LBC radio about politics in your country. I am actually embarrased for the both of us.
That May woman is useless.
What they did with that Charlie baby was a disgrace.
Corbyn taking pictures with young guys celebrating how college debt would be back to zero and then it turns out it was a lie. Shameful behaviour!

The EU wanting to hold the UK hostage forever.

Its madness really



I dunno, I've read a bit about 'karma' and I can;t help wonder if Britain is being paid back for all the atrocities it has been part in as it previously rampaged across the world imposing it's will and way on others.

Just take India as an example ... colonised, freed without violence by Ghandi and now TATA own the entire British Steel industry ( such as it is) as well as a number of 'British' premium car brands and etc?

Could that be karma at work on a grand scale?

If it IS then I dread to think what the US may have in it's future ...

peace
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Sep 14, 2017 2:44 PM CST Exploding apartments
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
Ken_19: Two days ago, at one in the morning, in Silver Spring, MD a 4 story apartment building exploded and burned. The force of the explosion was sufficient to also demolish the apartment building across the courtyard.

Over 30 were injured, dozens are homeless and at least 3 are confirmed dead. Because the remnants of the structure is so unstable, removal of debris is going slowly as several people are still missing and believed to be somewhere under the rubble.

Pictures here.


The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined. My personal speculation is a gas leak, but it will be a few days before the definitive answer is unveiled.


A gas leak was supposedly the cause of an explosion of a house, for the police. This happened days before the terrorist attack in Barcelona.

When policemen and firemen tried to take the debris, there was a second explosion that injured seven of them.

Finally there was found that it was a homemade explosive laboratory which also stocked more than 100 gas bottles. There was a survivor and two dead, all of them related to the terrorist group that finally could not attack with bomb.

A gas leak is the usual, but not always.
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Sep 14, 2017 2:57 PM CST Exploding apartments
HexagonKeySet: I was thinking a bigger spread of snaller nations all getting a piece of the action ?

Biblically ...

The meek shall inherit the earth

That sort of thing ?

Of course we have to hope there's something left for the meek TO inherit ?
you mean,The Meek shall inherit the Dearth?laugh
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