Winston
Lorenzo von Matterhorn
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2009
- Messages
- 9,560
- Reaction score
- 1,749
They theorize that diesel fuel had leaked into part of the cargo, but heated AN can detonate on its own. See "Texas City disaster," an even bigger boom. Much bigger.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09...odes-in-charleville-queensland-8-hurt/5724512
Video:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-06/massive-truck-explosion-injuries-eight-closes-qld/5725118
Excerpt:
Firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze when the truck exploded, injuring eight people, including four firefighters, a police officer, two passers-by and the truck driver.
"But certainly to have eight people in a major explosion like that alive today - and we'll eventually talk to all of them - that is a very good miracle."
Senior Sergeant Rieck said officers were amazed no-one had been killed.
"We believe possible the location of the truck and where it's exploded and the construction of the roadway may have shielded them slightly from the majority of the blast, but there is a significant amount of debris that has been thrown a significant amount of distance from the initial explosive site," he said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09...odes-in-charleville-queensland-8-hurt/5724512
Video:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-06/massive-truck-explosion-injuries-eight-closes-qld/5725118
Excerpt:
Firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze when the truck exploded, injuring eight people, including four firefighters, a police officer, two passers-by and the truck driver.
"But certainly to have eight people in a major explosion like that alive today - and we'll eventually talk to all of them - that is a very good miracle."
Senior Sergeant Rieck said officers were amazed no-one had been killed.
"We believe possible the location of the truck and where it's exploded and the construction of the roadway may have shielded them slightly from the majority of the blast, but there is a significant amount of debris that has been thrown a significant amount of distance from the initial explosive site," he said.
Last edited:
