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Explosion in San Cristobal
Any idea what the ignition source was? No grounding cable while the truck tanker was filling the building tank? I remember few explosions at propane filling stations in the DR where proper filling procedures weren’t followed.12 dead and 40 wounded
Autoridades reportan 10 muertos como cifra oficial por explosión en San Cristóbal
Bomberos continúan combatiendo el fuego en la zona de desastrewww.diariolibre.com
The mind runs wild while we wait to hear the how and why of occurrences such as this. I remember a past thread about a proposal to build a LPG storage and distribution facility here. Makes me shiver to think about learning that such a plan will go ahead.
Obviously we need more info before we can actually understand this event. But the tendency to employ people to work with dangerous goods in this country without adequate training, testing, and ongoing follow-up proficiency testing means we will be seeing more of this in the future I'm afraid.
Obviously we need more info before we can actually understand this event. But the tendency to employ people to work with dangerous goods in this country without adequate training, testing, and ongoing follow-up proficiency testing means we will be seeing more of this in the future I'm afraid.
that is what is mindblowing to me. there's no oversight in many cases. This type of factory should've been on the outskirts.
Maybe more a translation question ?.
and propane is shipped and Stored in its Liquid state, therefore it is considered " Fuel" not a Gas as u stated.
and yes it would most certainly explode , as it instantly goes from a Liquid to a Gas and is ignited, and then multiplies in volume many hudreds of times instantly.
Even water does that when it goes to Steam .. 600- 1
not sure what semantics has to do with this tragedy ?
What about natural gas? Does that make you shiver as well?
The president flew in this morning to view the damage.
I was saddened to hear this morning that a good friend of mine who has a welding business was the one who was doing the welding at the explosion site.
He was welding next to his truck with a generator on a trailer. The truck is totally destroyed, and there is no sign of him. I'm sure he be added to the fatalities list shortly.
I was near there this morning and the entire area around there looks like a battlefield.
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What was your friend’s name? Leo is worried about a friend of his who’s a welder.
This was sent to him a few minutes ago.
Oh thank God. Leo’s friend is named Carmito and he works in SC
Venezuela expresa sus condolencias a RD por fallecidos en explosión - Noticias SIN
El ministro de la Presidencia de República Dominicana, Joel Santos, informó de que los fallecidos son 10 y los hospitalizados 36, mientras que otras 23 personas han recibido el alta médica.
The National Emergency Center (COE) just updated so far: Latest bulletin:
11 deaths. 59 injured. 10 disappeared.
Juat saw that the fires have started up again strong. Even the reporters were made to get out of the area. So sad. I also read that some bodies can't be identified yet. The vet there was able to evacuate all the animals and they were not harmed but 1 employee is missing.
Makes all other problems one might have in life right now seem very insignificant in comparions what these 100's of familes will go thru.
Exactly what I said to Mr AE. They woke and expected a normal day, and nothing will ever be the same again. You just never know……
The owner of the ferreteria not only lost his ferreteria, but also lost his wife, child, and father-in-law.
What is really sad is they reported they found more bodies, but don't know if it is 2 or 3. What a mess.
What is really sad is they reported they found more bodies, but don't know if it is 2 or 3. What a mess.
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The president visited the site and has pledged to provide the funds to completely renovate the site. (The explosion took place on govt. owned land)