Propane makes a big noise.

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[midnightsangel.livejournal.com]

I just posted two wicked ones.. check them out.

I was there this morning.

[dagoski.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, brings back memories of the Torrance refinery's regular fires when I was a kid.

One of the weirder weapons I remember reading about was an attempt to make a sonic anti personnel weapon in WWII. It magnified the sound of a propane explosion until it was deadly. It only worked at short range and was dangerous to the operators so it was never deployed.

[catsarah.livejournal.com]

They told us
All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance.
So we go ahead,
And the meters are over in the red.
It's a mistake in the making.

Kate Bush - Experiment IV

[sassy-fae.livejournal.com]

And you're the one with the awesome burning propane footage, too. :)

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

The best bits are the 15KG gas bottles flying into the air like torpedoes!

We heard about this in the UK on the BBC! It hit the headlines.... thoughts with the folks who got evacuated.....

[bandersnitch.livejournal.com]

Was this just the other day??

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

It was this morning at 3:30.

[sassy-fae.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was one massive explosion. Usually, I'd be in Toronto at that time in the week, but the family reunion made me miss all the excitement. I was around for that apartment building fire though, so I guess I'm full up on my excitement quota for this month.

[used_songs]

That's terrifying.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

And yet, it would seem that the only confirmed death is that of a firefighter who wasn't actually in the thick of things at the time - the speculation is that there was another medical condition that caused his collapse.

Massive fireball, no deaths - if you have to have an emergency, that sounds like a good kind to have.

[used_songs]

Yeah ... but really scary for everyone. I went to youtube and watched some of the other videos. It seems there are quite a few houses near the site.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

It's smack in the middle of town, in a large residential district. I think there will be some new bylaws coming out of this, about locating dangerous storage facilities this close to houses. . .

[lovmelovmycats.livejournal.com]

Whoa.
For some reason, this reminds me of Don Delillo's White Noise, with its "airborne toxic event".

[kisekileia.livejournal.com]

I'm amazed that I slept through it. I'm south of the affected area, fortunately.