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warrior1

(12,325 posts)
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 03:12 PM Dec 2012

Millions of pounds of explosives threaten town seen in ‘True Blood’

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/03/millions-of-pounds-of-explosives-threaten-town-seen-in-true-blood/

A Louisiana town used in the filming of the HBO vampire drama “True Blood” was evacuated over the weekend after authorities discovered an estimated 6 million pounds of illegally stored explosives.

About 800 residents of the town Doyline, Louisiana began evacuating on Friday ahead of a massive police effort to safely transport a massive quantity of black powder used in artillery shells. The explosives were stored by a company called Explo Systems Inc., which kept large stocks of the powder in boxes lined up outside and in unapproved structures.

Although the explosive force is tremendous and certainly dangerous to the property’s neighbors, authorities warned that the dust potentially kicked up from moving the powder could be deadly if inhaled in great enough quantities.

An investigation was launched after an explosion on October 25. The company had been embroiled in a wage dispute with workers, who sued in September alleging that the company refused to pay for all the overtime hours logged.

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Millions of pounds of explosives threaten town seen in ‘True Blood’ (Original Post) warrior1 Dec 2012 OP
Six million pounds? That's three thousand tons of explosives. Scuba Dec 2012 #1
I do not even know where to begin with the questions running around in my head. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #2
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
1. Six million pounds? That's three thousand tons of explosives.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 03:42 PM
Dec 2012

Obviously another case of too much government regulation!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. I do not even know where to begin with the questions running around in my head.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 03:43 PM
Dec 2012

HOw do you store that much BOOM without anyone knowing?

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