Chemical plant explosion in Jiangsu China 1

[charliealphabravo]

The explosion apparently involved benzene. I don't know how much more information will eventually be released but there seems to be several videos of the incident. The facility is described as a fertilizer plant or a pesticide plant. There was a school less than a mile from the facility and over 60 casualties reported so far.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/21/asia/china-chemical-plant-explosion-intl/index.html

Aerial footage of aftermath...
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[itsmoked]

Man! That blast at 12seconds is insane! I'm amazed there aren't thousands dead.

Keith Cress
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[charliealphabravo]

I'm not sure that is even the biggest one. In the video I saw there were two explosions and the second was many times larger.

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I found it. Actually there are three explosions in the video. Each larger than the previous. Mute for some swearing if you prefer.

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Edit: Edit: This one is 2015 Tianjin. Not the same incident. My mistake.

 

[itsmoked]

That is one of the two largest blasts I've ever seen. That second video literally raised the hair on my neck! INSANE. That facility should not have been anywhere near a populated area.

Wait! That's not today's blast that's the 2015 Blast in Tianjin container yard. Note it's at night.

Keith Cress
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http://www.flaminsystems.com

 

[charliealphabravo]

You are completely right. That second video is 2015 Tianjin.