Series of shell explosions in Central Russia, plumes of smoke rising - Was it Nuclear? | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 21041180 United Kingdom 10/09/2012 07:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.themoscowtimes.com] Three train cars carrying ammunition to an Orenburg region military base exploded Tuesday, sending a white cloud of smoke into the air and causing emergency workers to evacuate thousands of residents from the surrounding area. As a result of the explosions, which took place at the Donguzsky base at about 1 p.m. local time, up to 10,000 residents of two nearby towns are being evacuated, emergency officials told Interfax. It was not immediately clear whether there were casualties in the incident, but Interfax reported that ambulances and rescuers had set out for the base. When questioned about the cause of the explosions, emergency officials told RIA-Novosti that they were triggered by a fire at the Donguzsky base's ammunition-loading station. Local media said the explosions shattered windows and felled trees in the adjacent town of Donguz and that traffic on local roads was at a standstill to allow firefighters and ambulances to access the military base. |
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Guam User ID: 2103460 Guam 10/09/2012 07:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thousands fled when two villages were evacuated following a series of huge explosions near a military testing ground some 40 kilometers from the city of Orenburg in Central Russia. Quoting: Person445 Witnesses recorded video of a massive plume of smoke rising into the air shortly after the explosions. Local residents said that the blasts were powerful enough to cause windows to shake dozens of kilometers away from the epicenter. Initial reports suggested that a fire at the facility’s loading dock set off shells stored for disposal on a train. Local hospitals reported that four people were injured in the blast, and said they expected the number of injuries to increase. [link to rt.com] Just 4 injuries? That looked like it took out a few city blocks! |
citizenperth User ID: 24924658 Australia 10/09/2012 07:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ooooooooooohhhhhh. TNT don't make mushroom clouds........ It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
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citizenperth User ID: 24924658 Australia 10/09/2012 07:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 20-1 that's a nuke.......... It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 17478519 United States 10/09/2012 07:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Given the distance involved, that would have to be a hell of a lot of conventional explosive going up at once. If this video was taken from 40km away, as the article seems to imply and as it appears to from the pics...yikes. |
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Spittin'Cesium User ID: 14589973 Netherlands 10/09/2012 07:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So,from what I see it looks like one initial *Detonation* that caused this explosion..the fact that there is a lot of White Smoke tells me it is possibly due to Water Vapour from the *Detonation* - I think you can see where I may be going with this : ) Was there only one explosion? If so then I'd say(if it is a Ammo Dump)that it was deliberate..but it looks like a small Atomic Explosion to me..anyone else!? The thing that hath been, is That which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done:and there is no new thing under the Sun. Ecclesiastes 9:1 |
citizenperth User ID: 24924658 Australia 10/09/2012 08:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | we know that EMP is based on the distance from earth in regard to the ionosphere.... whilst there is no EMP (given that this is ground based), does not rule out speculation that it could be a nuclear weapon explosion, given the formation of blast and succeeding sound blast wave and timing... god knows they made enough and truck them around .. no doom.. just saying.. mind you if it was a nuke device that is still not good.... you do know the distance into the ionosphere to create an emp yeah? Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 10/09/2012 08:03 AM It's life as we know it, but only just. [link to citizenperth.wordpress.com] sic ut vos es vos should exsisto , denego alius vicis facio vos change , exsisto youself , proprie |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 8298598 France 10/09/2012 08:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So,from what I see it looks like one initial *Detonation* that caused this explosion..the fact that there is a lot of White Smoke tells me it is possibly due to Water Vapour from the *Detonation* - I think you can see where I may be going with this : ) Quoting: Spittin'Cesium Was there only one explosion? If so then I'd say(if it is a Ammo Dump)that it was deliberate..but it looks like a small Atomic Explosion to me..anyone else!? Three explosions. [link to zeenews.india.com] |