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Texas Explosion caught on Youtube before Cable or Broadcast

12 points by jjacobson 13y ago

outside1234 13y ago
What the heck is going on in Waco, Texas? It seems like once a year something f'ed up happens there.
- krapp 13y ago
  Just for the record, this explosion happened 20 miles outside of Waco, and the thing everyone seems to conflate with craziness in regards to Waco happened like ten miles away. Bad shit happens everywhere on a regular basis. Waco is close to Fort Hood, Baylor and Crawford, so yeah... maybe it can on occasion be a nexus of oddness. But it's not like it's Bartertown or something. Mostly it's boring beyond reason. (disclaimer - I used to live there)
  - jjacobson 13y ago
    On a long enough timeline, anomalies can happen anywhere.
jjacobson 13y ago
I heard about this via the Circa iOS app and then found this Youtube video while CNN was still just showing a map of the area the explosion happened in. The future of news isn't TV.
NoPiece 13y ago
That explosion was really shocking. Lesson - get far away from burning chemical plants.
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wroman 13y ago
Google doc of homes and rooms available for victims of West, TX explosion: https://docs.google.com/a/willroman.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgDf4PSmZPRXdExMTmpGZ3dMYUZTWnJTeEZMRUs5U0E&buffer_share=69764#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/a/willroman.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=... --- OFFICIAL HOTLINE: 254-202-1100 is the official resource phone number at Hillcrest Scott & White in Waco. Please keep this line free unless you have loved ones in West, TX. BLOOD DONORS TOMORROW: Hillcrest Scott & White in need of blood donors, but is asking that people wait until 9am Thursday due to currently being overwhelmed. Also the Carter Blood Care Center in Waco will be open & accepting blood donations starting at 9am Thursday as well. --- Here is a list of locations open for shelter for the victims of the West explosion: Texas State Technical State College in Waco Blair's Cove Apartment in Waco Gholson ISD Gholson Baptist Church Latham Springs Inn Aquilla ISD Alliance Auto Auction on I-35 Sykora Family Ford in West Abbot Community Center La Vega Veterinary Clinic - taking in small animals for the night Pharmacy at the HEB on Woodway is open and the Home Depot in Bellmead has reopened tonight for anyone needing to buy supplies.

12 points by jjacobson 13y ago

outside1234 13y ago

What the heck is going on in Waco, Texas? It seems like once a year something f'ed up happens there.

krapp 13y ago
Just for the record, this explosion happened 20 miles outside of Waco, and the thing everyone seems to conflate with craziness in regards to Waco happened like ten miles away. Bad shit happens everywhere on a regular basis. Waco is close to Fort Hood, Baylor and Crawford, so yeah... maybe it can on occasion be a nexus of oddness. But it's not like it's Bartertown or something. Mostly it's boring beyond reason. (disclaimer - I used to live there)
- jjacobson 13y ago
  On a long enough timeline, anomalies can happen anywhere.

jjacobson 13y ago

I heard about this via the Circa iOS app and then found this Youtube video while CNN was still just showing a map of the area the explosion happened in. The future of news isn't TV.

NoPiece 13y ago

That explosion was really shocking. Lesson - get far away from burning chemical plants.

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wroman 13y ago

Google doc of homes and rooms available for victims of West, TX explosion: https://docs.google.com/a/willroman.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgDf4PSmZPRXdExMTmpGZ3dMYUZTWnJTeEZMRUs5U0E&buffer_share=69764#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/a/willroman.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=... --- OFFICIAL HOTLINE: 254-202-1100 is the official resource phone number at Hillcrest Scott & White in Waco. Please keep this line free unless you have loved ones in West, TX. BLOOD DONORS TOMORROW: Hillcrest Scott & White in need of blood donors, but is asking that people wait until 9am Thursday due to currently being overwhelmed. Also the Carter Blood Care Center in Waco will be open & accepting blood donations starting at 9am Thursday as well. --- Here is a list of locations open for shelter for the victims of the West explosion: Texas State Technical State College in Waco Blair's Cove Apartment in Waco Gholson ISD Gholson Baptist Church Latham Springs Inn Aquilla ISD Alliance Auto Auction on I-35 Sykora Family Ford in West Abbot Community Center La Vega Veterinary Clinic - taking in small animals for the night Pharmacy at the HEB on Woodway is open and the Home Depot in Bellmead has reopened tonight for anyone needing to buy supplies.