Dozens Killed, Hundreds Injured In Fertilizer Plant Explosion in West, Texas.

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**Soladrin**

Now correct me if I'm wrong. But isn't this the chemical kind of fire you do not want spray water on..?

**Jihadin**

Neg. I'm betting "dust" in the warehouse went off taking the rest of it in a 2ndary explosion.

**whembly**

Did anyone read or hear something about this?

a fifty/fifty chance the West, Texas plant explosion was arson.

A senior Obama administration official said a series of briefings overnight have produced concern the Texas blast could have been at least criminal in nature. Authorities are trying to contain their speculation for fear of causing a panic, but the official told The Post the cause of the blast is "suspicious."
Authorities suspect the blast was set off by a truck or rail car holding a large quantity of ammonia that somehow caught fire or blew up. Ammonia, under certain conditions, can become combustible or explosive.

"It's 50-50," the source said. "Some sort of explosion caused the ammonia truck/rail car to create a shockwave up to a half-mile away, destroying that little town."

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Soladrin wrote:
According to Dutch news FBI released the pics of suspects.

Article has no real info apart fromt that but the video shows the footage.

http://www.nu.nl/buitenland/3401518/fbi-geeft-fotos-verdachten-aanslagen-boston-vrij.html

Or is this Dutch news being really slow?

wrong thread?

**djones520**

Edit: Got to it already I see.

**Soladrin**

Yes, yes it was.

**MetalOxide**

Mmmm...I love the smell of ammonia in the morning.

**juraigamer**

America seems to be having an explosive time right now.

**MetalOxide**

juraigamer wrote:
America seems to be having an explosive time right now.

It is explosion season.

**Lone Cat**

Then someone in the US might send a proposal that the Indepence Day of this year should not have fireworks. let's guess the reasons of such possible proposals.

**purplefood**

We shouldn't use fireworks because explosions happen...
That's like saying we shouldn't use torches because laser guns kill people... or they would if they existed.

**Lone Cat**

^ That's one thing.
The other is that the there are THREE 'incidents' happened within a week. hundreads innocents, and many servants were slain. the incidents ended with the Hollywood-style manhunt (and the chants 'USA!' 'USA!' 'USA!'!!). this is yet another reasons.

**purplefood**

Three incidents in a week?
That's poor luck and clearly lamentable but that's all.
If you stop using fireworks because of that not only will they have won you are also really dumb.
It is also forgetting the fact that there are some countries where three incidents in a week is a good week.