Fertilizer Truck Explosion

old bc · Mar 28, 2019

This happened near Camden Arkansas yesterday.
Driver survived the wreck but was walking back to the truck
when it exploded and was killed. Three firemen were also injured.
Made a heck of a hole in the road.
Fertilizer Truck Explosion

SVcummins · Mar 28, 2019

That?s awful

fastfarmall · Mar 29, 2019

It sure was awful, but the guy didn't know how much danger he was in,he should run, instead of trying to put it out, That's what they used to blew up the Mura building in Oklahoma City with.

Ian Beale · Mar 29, 2019

There was one in OZ a while back. Rattled the local hospital about 30 km away. Some links

https://www.news-mail.com.au/topic/charleville-truck-explosion/

caterpillar guy · Mar 29, 2019

I'll always believe the feds did the OKC deal.

timcasbolt · Mar 29, 2019

(quoted from post at 11:34:37 03/29/19) I'll always believe the feds did the OKC deal.

wow

john in la · Mar 29, 2019

That is awful.

But if the driver would have been trained properly he would have known.
Secure and evacuate the scene.
But then again the fire fighters were on scene and should have known this also.

fastfarmall · Mar 29, 2019

Cat guy, we should talk sometime,i think were on the same page!

Steve@Advance · Mar 29, 2019

I didn't know how dangerous it is until I just did some reading.

Apparently just exposing it to heat or fire will set it off.

I thought it had to be mixed with gasoline or diesel, or some kind of preparation, but evidently not.

That's scary! Think how much of that stuff is stored nearby, or in transit...

CGID · Mar 29, 2019

Unbelievable. In the photos, all that remains is one tire.

JMOR · Mar 29, 2019

(quoted from post at 09:47:31 03/29/19) I didn't know how dangerous it is until I just did some reading.

Apparently just exposing it to heat or fire will set it off.

I thought it had to be mixed with gasoline or diesel, or some kind of preparation, but evidently not.

That's scary! Think how much of that stuff is stored nearby, or in transit...

mmonium nitrate is the oxidizer & in this case, the truck fuel and perhaps the 'fuel' from the burning tires was the fuel source(s).

oldtanker · Mar 29, 2019

(quoted from post at 03:34:37 03/29/19) I'll always believe the feds did the OKC deal.

Hey, was just wondering if you might be interested in a bridge? It's a nice one and you are the only one I'm offering it to! :lol: :lol: :wink: :twisted:

Rick

RBnWA · Mar 29, 2019

AGREE. RB

504 · Mar 29, 2019

Yeah but how many of us would have tried to put the fire out too

Bob · Mar 29, 2019

(quoted from post at 14:57:51 03/29/19) Yeah but how many of us would have tried to put the fire out too

What is there about a fire that makes alpha males think they have to put it out?

YES, if there's some chance of saving human life, no so much if it's too late to save the burning item, and simply letting it go will make cleanup easier?

Texasmark1 · Mar 30, 2019

Back about 1945 a ship loading A.N. at a Texas City, Tx. dock blew up. Story should be easy to pull up. Blew half the town away. I remember playing in my front yard on a Saturday morning and heard the boom some 35 miles away. Sunday's Houston Chronicle had the story. Wasn't nice.

shinnery · Mar 30, 2019

If he was going from El Dorado to Texarcana he could have run Hwy 82 direct, what was he doing up by Camden on 278?
I once hauled 51 tons of A.N. from Yazoo City, Ms to some small burg in east Texas. Dumped it on the ground and they stuck an auger in it and moved it into a shed.

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