Propane plant near me just blew up

[01GTB]

I heard what sounded like thunder, but it became so frequent it couldn't have been that. I walked outside and thought it sounded like propane bottles going off. Walked to side yard and it looked like the sky was on fire.

Explosions in rock Lake County area | Local News - WESH Home

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...plant-explosion-lake-20130729,0,7791587.story

 

[01GTB]

Thing is still going. Trucks loaded with 20lb tanks are going off now. Sounds like a war zone.

 

[crew_dawg16]

Video!

 

[9CobraVert8]

Any idea of the cause yet?

 

[01GTB]

Not yet. 7 injured. Several unaccounted for.

 

[01GTB]

Video!

Second round

15 missing in Blue Rhino propane plant explosion - CNN.com

 

[Kevins89notch]

From WFTV:

UPDATE: Propane tank explosions at the Blue Rhino gas plant in Tavares have left 7 people hospitalized late Monday night. Three men with burns were airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Thankfully, all employees have been accounted for and no fatalities have been reported, authorities said.

 

[Svtkidd23]

Man that's crazy

 

[CobraBob]

Just read this on the news. Thankfully, at least at this point, nobody has died. I hope those injured recover 100%.

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

sounds like 3 of them had pretty severe burns

50,000+ 20lb propane bottles, wonder how many already had their ~16lb fill

saw a pic on the local news site, place is just littered with bottles, said they expect to find some up to a half mile away or something like that

 

[Mikeyb619]

I don't work around propane but I work around pressurized tanks of Chlorine and I'm always scared of something happening to them, let alone an entire plant. I hope everyone involved is alright, that's some scary stuff.

 

[jrandy]

Wow. That must have been really scary to be an employee there when that started. I couldn't even imagine all that going down.

Hopefully the three severely injured have quick and full recoveries.

 

[Robert Francis]

Saw this on the news this morning. It must have been frightening to be near it and watch the explosions. Hope no one is seriously injured.

 

[HYBRED]

Is it just me, or has this been happening a lot lately?

 

[Karson]

Is it just me, or has this been happening a lot lately?

And now a bio diesel plant In Kansas burning:

Fire at biodiesel plant in Sedgwick contained to building | Wichita Eagle

 

[boduke0220]

inb4aliensand/orconspiracy


Seriously though hope everyone injured recovers quickly

 

[wht93gted]

sounds like 3 of them had pretty severe burns

50,000+ 20lb propane bottles, wonder how many already had their ~16lb fill

saw a pic on the local news site, place is just littered with bottles, said they expect to find some up to a half mile away or something like that

I see what you did there ;-)

 

[01GTB]

A former production supervisor called in to the news station for an interview and stated partially filled tanks were more dangerous than complete full tanks. Don't know how true that is, but if thats the case no wonder they all exploded.

 

[thomas91169]

Is it just me, or has this been happening a lot lately?

Probably due to bullshit regulations/red tape that dont allow these plants to be built from new after their 20-30yr lifespan, forcing them to merely "upgrade/update" to somewhat attempt to keep up with new safety rules/regs and demand. All these plants and factories are falling way behind in terms of their ability to handle demand and safety improvements over time.

Youll likely see a bunch more to come, especially refineries.

 

[Black0ut]

Can't believe it has been 5 years since this:

Toronto Propane Explosion

Hopefully everything gets straightened out. It was crazy here for a long time after it happened to us.