Bill Ashton
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I am glad the president mentioned this situation last night at the end of his speech about Boston. These poor people must have felt alone and abandoned.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -Waco.html
Strangely I first heard about this disaster over the BBC also, but missed where...took another hour or so to find out. And I thought it was in Waco, but West Texas was confusing me...thought the Brits had got it wrong...nope its West, Texas.
Have not read enough to find out if it was an anhydrous ammonia explosion (a flammable gas that is not regulated as a flammable gas as a concession to the farm lobby) or ammonium nitrate fertilizer (re 1st World Trade Center and Oklahoma City, Texas City).
While I see remains of tanks that might indicate anhydrous ammonia on the site, I will bet that they were making ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate is the main part of ANFO, a commercial blasting agent. When brought to the proper conditions it will detonate (as opposed to explode)...a fine line, but characterized by a shock wave and a crater left afterwards...you will note the crater left at the facility in the images.
Harry, has a fund been set up for this town?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -Waco.html
Strangely I first heard about this disaster over the BBC also, but missed where...took another hour or so to find out. And I thought it was in Waco, but West Texas was confusing me...thought the Brits had got it wrong...nope its West, Texas.
Have not read enough to find out if it was an anhydrous ammonia explosion (a flammable gas that is not regulated as a flammable gas as a concession to the farm lobby) or ammonium nitrate fertilizer (re 1st World Trade Center and Oklahoma City, Texas City).
While I see remains of tanks that might indicate anhydrous ammonia on the site, I will bet that they were making ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate is the main part of ANFO, a commercial blasting agent. When brought to the proper conditions it will detonate (as opposed to explode)...a fine line, but characterized by a shock wave and a crater left afterwards...you will note the crater left at the facility in the images.
Harry, has a fund been set up for this town?