MSNBC Live Now - Huge Explosions in St. Louis MO -

[cyberpj]

People being evacuated.

No word on what type of plant this is.

[cyberpj]

1. Must be an awful lot of tanks - explosions are repetitive.

Fireballs up to 50 ft into the air.

[cyberpj]

2. Caught as happening by helicopter (air traffic?)

Fire personnel are in the surrounding neighborhoods alerting people.

[cynatnite]

3. It's horrible! The explosions are huge! n/t

[cyberpj]

4. Now on CNN too - plant makes oxygen tanks. nt.

[Bluebear]

7. ah that explains all the explosions one after the other

unreal!

[MadHound]

10. Ah fuck, that's going to be one hell of a fire

They're going to have to evacuate for blocks around.

Anybody here that lives around that area had better look out for the schrapnel raining down.

Oh man, this could get real bad.

[bluestateguy]

11. FOX is ignoring it

Can't interrupt all those business persons watching Neil Cavuto. Not that they would give a shit about what happens to working people in a factory.

[Bluebear]

16. I notice that

Must not have a "terror" angle

[alfredo]

32. If there isn't, they'll create it.

[King Coal]

5. Where in St. Louis?

[cyberpj]

6. near south st louis

[Bluebear]

9. Jefferson and Chouteau

http://www.ksdk.com/

[bluestateguy]

8. Just one more reason why voluntary compliance works best

The businesspersons know their industries better than those clumsy government regulators. The business owners should decide what the regulations should be.

[grumpy old fart]

14. say what?

[Bluebear]

12. "PRAXAIR Company"

[Kraklen]

17. Praxair? Shit.

And I needed to order something from them too. Now they're going to be all backed up.

Wouldn't want to be within a hundred miles of that explosion either.

[Hapameli]

22. So who owns Praxair? Is this like the Freeper pilot clearing the House? nt

[Kraklen]

27. Praxair shareholders I'd imagine.

Praxair works with all sorts of flammable and explosive gases. I'm not the least bit surprised they'd blow up sooner or later. Of course there could be something to the media distraction.

[bullwinkle428]

28. Praxair? They're my compressed gas supplier!

Does anyone know if there are any reports of casualties at the facility?

I guess I have to look at alternative suppliers now...living and working in Iowa, I have to believe at least some of my stuff comes from that facility...small world...

[cyberpj]

29. Haven't heard any reports of casualties yet but

It would be suspicious if there weren't any when you look at the size of this incident.

[kliljedahl]

13. Had the same thing happen about 2 blocks from my house

a couple of years ago. Lightning hit a propane distribution center. Awesome explosions.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[DistressedAmerican]

33. RUN AWAY!!!

That must have been something!

[cyberpj]

15. About a full city block is on fire

and there are areas that still have tanks they expect the fire to reach.

Some small tanks and stuff hurtling into the air from time to time - like missles.

Lafayette Park area

Misissipi on the East
Park on the South side
Jefferson on the west
Shoto (sp?) on the North side

[Bluebear]

18. Chouteau

[cyberpj]

20. Thanks. You're amazing - fast photos uploaded and

covering multiple threads.

Thanks.

[Bluebear]

21. Here's a capture I took of the block from Keyhole

[cyberpj]

23. Impressive. nt.

[ConfuZed]

19. Bush ratings are down (UH-OH!)

Saw it coming

[cyberpj]

26. I don't think so but you never know... you could be right.

We shall see.......

[Bluebear]

24. Irony of ironies: "St. Louis Cremation" right across the street

http://www.stlouiscremation.com/

[Terran]

25. KSDK.com has live video

They're saying 27,000 people work at this facility! but it's been evacuated, and the explosions have ceased.

[Renew Deal]

30. Here's some video

http://ksdk.com/video/live.aspx

[DistressedAmerican]

31. Holy Crap! That Is Intense!

Not that I'm claiming they are related. But, just a little reminder to work on chemical plant protection!

[Bluebear]

34. I thought the same thing. What is Smirk doing about that?

[Karenina]

35. Putting his *feet up on the coffee table

and swilling some Lone Star.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

36. he's finding out how to turn it into a

Halliburton Contract. Because Halliburton is really the only company on The Planet called Earth that is capable of such a monumental, delicate, task.