Nice way to wake up in the middle of the night...

Kai Regular Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 101

Last night around 3 am, I was woken up by a really loud bang at which i thought was a thunderstorm, but it felt as though it had just hit our house, because the things on our walls fell off.

Then shortly after that, i heard really weird thunder sounds, very short and always sounding the same loud bursts. Then i was scared, and ill admit it, i went to my parents room to tell my mom... something is going on. As soon as i said that my moms window lit up very slowly, but very brightly, and then the biggest boom I've ever heard.

I personally thought it was bombs, so i went into the living room and turned on the news, and i didn't have my glasses on at the time, and i briefly saw a news brief on air raids! Then i read further and it was a news brief on the war going on in Russia. But the weather channel said Thunderstorms were coming, so i thought it was a storm.

So i stepped outside and was still hearing these explosions. I also heard sirens and firetrucks, a lot of them because I live off this major street called Sheppard. I was too freaked out, because it couldn't have been lightning because the skies were clear.. So i went to sleep scared as hell.

This morning i woke up and turned on the news channel, and to my surprise....

http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080810/080810_explosion/20080810/?hub=CP24Home

Massive explosion rocks North York propane facility

Police have enforced a mandatory evacuation for the thousands of people living within the area surrounded by Sheppard Avenue and Highway 401, and Dufferin Street and Keele Street.

A fire at Sunrise Propane, near Keele Street and Wilson Avenue, has been burning since a massive explosion rocked the business and surrounding neighbourhood just before 4 a.m.

The facility was engulfed in flames and windows were blown out in homes in the surrounding blocks. The sound of the blast could be heard up to seven kilometers away.

Police don't know what caused the explosion.

Over 130 fire fighters remain on the scene of the six-alarm fire. Some small spot fires continue to burn in the area.

Police say they plan to allow two rail tankers filled with fuel to continue burning due to difficulties extinguishing the blaze. They are trying to prevent a build-up of pressure in the tankers, which can hold 220,000 litres of propane and could explode if not kept cool.

Officials have evacuated everyone within a 1.6-kilometre radius of the explosion site. Evacuees are being directed to York University's north entrance, on Steeles Avenue west of Keele Street.

They have also declared the area a no-fly zone.

The TTC has made buses available for area residents who don't have a vehicle. Residents are urged to take any medications they take regularly, as well as family pets, when they leave their homes.

Air quality readings have so far indicated that the air in the area is not toxic.

I live just outside that 1.6 km radius, and our house was still affected by the little blasts.

Longest god dam post I've ever made in my lifesss, but it was really intresting night id like to share with you.

Nintendo Specialist Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 1889

Wow. Thats messed up.

One time i had an old teddy bear laying on my floor that would make sounds when you press his hands and feet (saying stuff like moma, poppa...). During a thunder storm lightning struck just out side my window and the bear talked O.O. It was late at night and no one was in the room to touch the bear. I guess the lightning strike connected the circuit in the bear.

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 844

Holy shit, those explosions were ridiculous

Team XLink Developer Joined: 28 Nov 2007 Posts: 2338

Now that is a good reason to be scared at night, huge explosions would scare me shitless Shocked

lmfao Lowbrassman04 the bear spoke Laughing

Nintendo Specialist Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 1889

(-TU-)CrunchBite wrote:

Now that is a good reason to be scared at night, huge explosions would scare me shitless Shocked

lmfao Lowbrassman04 the bear spoke Laughing

The bear scared the shit out of me lol idk what id do if u heard a bunch of explosions outside my house.

Kai Regular Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 101

more pictures.. never knew it was this big of an explosion... aparently people 30 km away saw the explosion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya11Z3TW26g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV5udSWJcZo&feature=rec-fresh

^
that one was sickk at 1:50

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 5024

It's on the front page of cnn.com at the moment

Kai Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1221

2nd video @ 1:50 is insane, thats fucking HUGE!!!! Shocked

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 4371

coming back from the cottage today down the 400 and noticed that all east bound lanes on the 401 were closed , i couldn't believe it and or figure out why , i guess this is why .. holy shit .. i used to live right there .. good thing i was going west , traffic was fine :]

Kai Spammer Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 8681

Holy Shit

Kai Regular Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 114

WOWOW! That is sooo badass.

Those pictures are hella sexy too, The contrast of the enormous flames with the darkened hills looks relly cool.

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 2075

Yeah, it was a scary weekend. I offered to bring some marshmallows over to the inlaws, but Gunslinger refused.

-p

Nintendo Specialist Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 1889

ha ha lol

PSP Guru Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 2405

prestige wrote:

Yeah, it was a scary weekend. I offered to bring some marshmallows over to the inlaws, but Gunslinger refused.

-p

Oh My hahahhahha

Kai Spammer Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 8681

prestige wrote:

Yeah, it was a scary weekend. I offered to bring some marshmallows over to the inlaws, but Gunslinger refused.

-p

ROTFLMAO

Kai Admirer Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 487

lmao yeah i was surprised to see all the traffic and stuff on the 401

so many fire trucks and everythingggggggggggggg

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1826

prestige wrote:

Yeah, it was a scary weekend. I offered to bring some marshmallows over to the inlaws, but Gunslinger refused.

-p

HAHA, now *that* is seriously funny.

Kai Enthusiast Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 285

Holy shit its like a sunrise at 1:50. Looks like a mushroom cloud. Cool shit. Hope nobody got hurt.

*Edit* Actually read the article. Sad to hear a firefighter died in it.