Derailment and fire in Texas

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Derailment and fire in Texas

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Appears train hit a semi loaded with gasoline:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/train-texas- ... -explosion

These guys were filming the fire - massive explosion seen and finally they stop driving toward the fire..
https://twitter.com/ryan_kyburz/status/ ... -explosion
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Re: Derailment and fire in Texas

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~Z~ wrote:
Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:22 pm
These guys were filming the fire - massive explosion seen and finally they stop driving toward the fire..
https://twitter.com/ryan_kyburz/status/ ... -explosion
Ahh, the joys of rapid unscheduled combustion and infrared radiation :lol:
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