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South St. Louis Explosions and Fire

#1 Postby Cookiely » Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:46 pm

CNN is carrying live video feed. Its awful.
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#2 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:48 pm

Beat me to it -- was just coming to post from CrisisAlertNet:

A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS OCCURRING IN ST. LOUIS AREA NEAR LAFAYETTE PARK. LIVE ON MSNBC. NUMEROUS ACTIVE ONGOING EXPLOSIONS. APPARENT CHEMICAL SITE FIRE. UNKNOWN INJURIES. MAJOR INCIDENT.
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#3 Postby Cookiely » Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:49 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:Beat me to it -- was just coming to post from CrisisAlertNet:

A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS OCCURRING IN ST. LOUIS AREA NEAR LAFAYETTE PARK. LIVE ON MSNBC. NUMEROUS ACTIVE ONGOING EXPLOSIONS. APPARENT CHEMICAL SITE FIRE. UNKNOWN INJURIES. MAJOR INCIDENT.

Industrial plant makes oxygen tanks. That's why its so bad.
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#4 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:51 pm

Ah...thanks, Cook! :)

Just now getting caught up on it.

Live video feed for anyone with net access (but stuck in an office so ya can't watch TV):
http://ksdk.com/video/live.aspx
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#5 Postby Brent » Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:57 pm

I've been watching on MSNBC for about 20 minutes... WOW. Still major explosions going on. I sure hope no one's inside but there probably are(being a Weekday Afternoon).
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#6 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:59 pm

It sounds like Iraq on my birthday a couple of years ago! (Shock & Awe)
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#7 Postby Brent » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:01 pm

Unconfirmed reports that all employees were evacuated.
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#8 Postby jkt21787 » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:05 pm

http://www.kmov.com
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#9 Postby Brent » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:06 pm

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This is the company's website...

http://www.praxair.com/
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#10 Postby streetsoldier » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:11 pm

Not quite "south-side" STL; this area is just west of downtown between I-40 and I-44. Lafayette Park is close by, and is comprised of rehabilitated townhouses as part of revitalization project.

For those familiar with the area, it is in the old STL MPD 3rd District, in an industrial/residential section...well north of the Budweiser plant (so, if you are a Busch guy/gal, fret not).
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#11 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:22 pm

Bit of a drop in their stocks following the explosions.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=PX&t=1d&c=
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#12 Postby jkt21787 » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:24 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:Bit of a drop in their stocks following the explosions.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=PX&t=1d&c=

Not surprised about that at all.
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#13 Postby wx247 » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:01 pm

Has anyone heard any details on air quality in St. Louis following this explosion(s)/fire(s)? I can't imagine that it is good news, although particles should settle some as the sun starts to go down.
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#14 Postby streetsoldier » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:31 pm

Heard earlier that the Mayor's office stated that preliminary tests showed nothing of concern...I'd take that with a grain of salt (who wants/needs panic in the streets?). :roll:
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#15 Postby nystate » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:14 pm

Well, at least everyone made it through ok!
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