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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 07:18 PM Original message |
Up to 3000 killed in fuel train disaster |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, took out the entire train station. More details in this article than |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 07:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Initially, I thought "train wreck",...but now, I really do wonder,... |
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renegade000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 07:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. well...if its two fuel trains |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I have never heard or seen of that kind of catastrophe,... |
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Minstrel Boy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I'm increasingly skeptical myself, though the reports do remind me |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 09:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Remember, a train is a line source not a point source |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. LNG can make a really, really big bang... but it is kind of |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Someone mentioned that LNG is not transported via train. |
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Chico Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The only thing I can think of is that is was a VERY long train |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. not in civilized countries, but we are talking about N.Korea near |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 09:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. So, they are not "civilized" |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 10:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Good point. Civilized is not exactly what I meant, more like |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 10:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I know you didn't mean it in a bad way, so to speak |
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Chico Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. According to these web sites, it is.. |
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ctex (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 10:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
31. These websites are wrong/misleading |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. Bit more and another pic of the area from last May here |
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Chico Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Doesn't look like a place where 3000 people would be hanging out |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I think it's meant to show the proximity of the homes. I edited my post |
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Chico Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Pic in Question.. |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Eh, could be a busy train station. |
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Chico Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 09:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yup, you're right... |
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DrWeird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:33 AM Response to Reply #21 |
37. I'm sure the North Koreas travel plenty. |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 10:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. There's an enormous fuel tank just above and to left of this photo. |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 05:26 AM Response to Reply #15 |
44. Replied to the wrong message |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 09:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Could be a fume event too. Remember Bhopal? |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 10:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Gare St. Lazare |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Where did that photo come from???? |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Not sure, the articles state the boarder is fairly open to traders. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 09:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. never mind... |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 10:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Hell of a good question. Pretty distant shot, though. |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:26 AM Response to Reply #14 |
41. The above article credits AFP |
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54anickel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. Looks like they've asked for help from China now. |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
19. A little bit more info from an Australian news site |
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Merlin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 10:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Not buyin it. It's sabotage. Trains don't collide at high speed in station |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:14 AM Response to Reply #27 |
40. ...and the fuel was a gift from China. |
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Snow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
25. By the way, apologies for unintentional misimpression. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
32. I still think this should not be accepted at face value |
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teryang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-04 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
34. An unspecified intelligence source |
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classics (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
35. Sounds like a tactical nuke went off. |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:19 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Why do you say that? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
38. crackpots |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:54 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I agree. |
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makhno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:36 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Hmm |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 04:04 AM Response to Original message |
43. Red Cross on alert in N. Korea |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
45. BBC spoke to an aid worker in Pyonyang - not 2 trains involved |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 07:41 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Mmmm What WAS on that train? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 01:20 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Liquid Natural Gas |
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treepig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 03:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. dynamite? |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-23-04 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
47. Based on this article about Cheney's recent visit to China, I'm guessing |
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