EQ? Gas Explosion?? Something Just Shook Houses In Indianapolis!

I hear you on that one. I have been listening almost non stop since the explosion, and when a newbie finally starts listening to the radio feed, and they hear one or two calls. they assume everything is "normal". If you have been listening to the volume of calls almost every five minutes since 11 pm last night, then you would KNOW everything IS NOT NORMAL!

No...not yet.

No, they are still "investigating" it.

Also: "It was just the loudest thing I ever heard, inside my house," said Julie Hamm, who lives in the area. She said two or three minutes later, cotton-like metal debris was falling from the sky. [link to www.wthr.com]

Sounds like insulation which would have blown quite a long way, in the two or three minutes after the explosion.

Interesting.....very interesting.

The only thing I can think of that fits that description is steel wool...which doesn't make sense because it would take a considerable amount of it to be noticed falling from the sky.

I was clearly responding to people who are listening to the live radio feed NOW and claiming it is out of the ordinary when I can see absolutely no evidence of that. That and some of the other more "extraordinary" claims of EMP and the like by posters who by their own admission, didn't have a clue what they are talking about!!!


Clearly, sorry about that.

Though none of us really know what we are talking about in this, none of us are there, none of us have inspected the area, none of us have the first responder on the scene information. So though posters may disagree, it isn't really constructive to huff and puff and try to blow away an others conclusion.

If there are facts to debunk something a person will get more thought if they state the facts in a relaxed conversational way rather than a berating attacking way.

Who? How?

And I just got another Breaking News text from Fox59 that Greenwood schools will be on 2 hr delay tomorrow due to the explosion. The explosion is not in Greenwood and that neighborhood does not go to Greenwood schools. Greenwood is in the next county bordering to the South. It is close as the explosion is not far from the county line, but seems a little odd they'd delay Greenwood but not the actual school system where this happened.

Fox cable talking about it right now

Whoops should have previewed, don't want to confuse anyone.

Clearly, sorry about that.

Though none of us really know what we are talking about in this, none of us are there, none of us have inspected the area, none of us have the first responder on the scene information. So though posters may disagree, it isn't really constructive to huff and puff and try to blow away an others conclusion.

If there are facts to debunk something a person will get more thought if they state the facts in a relaxed conversational way rather than a berating attacking way.

Not sure if this has been asked yet but do we know the background of the guy who died Alex, or anyone else with the 'blast zone'? Wondering if they are of any significance.

That may be a wild idea but certainly something to think about since we still have no idea what the cause was and that DHS was on the scene.

Strange, look at haarp status. Blue? If you keep track of haarp status, you will see that haarp is turned down for some reason. For about two weeks haarp status is been yellow and red on the east,and west coast, and yellow on the madrid area. Does anyone else find this strange?

here is a mansion that blew up from natural gas line explosion. homes close by still standing. large house with much gas usage, compared to Indiana house all electric. this is TN where DHS is everywhere, but not at this explosion. people walking calmly around. 2009.

Natural Gas House Explosion Knoxville, TN

Oh and I'm sorry, I don't recall exactly the house numbers but I believe it was 8455 and not 8415 where this Alex guy is. I think I just saw where Alex was actually interviewed last night and is alive and well. I think it is 8455 Field Fare or something.

Daylight aerial pics here:

[link to www.thestarpress.com]

They did, he works for a paint company, and he is still alive, That was early information (this is from a post a few pages back). Thank goodness for him, but so sad for the other person's family.

Your question is a great one though.

80 homes being damaged is significantly high for a residential gas explosion.

There are problems with accepting that a residential natural gas explosion can cause this amount of damage and also the distance at which the blast was heard and felt.

These circumstances alone indicate something with more explosive and especially a more rapid energy release than a natural gas explosion.

Natural gas indeed causes explosions, no question about that. But the pure physics of the situation limit the amount of energy that is released and how fast it is released.

The gas has to have an optimum fuel/oxygen ratio which from a random leak to the application of a random spark has a random value if it is all just an accident. The optimal ratio presenting itself to do the optimal damage is a crapshoot.

Methane which is what commercial pipe delivered natural gas is, is lighter than air, so what happens in a leak in a residence is that the gas rises to the upper floors or ceiling of a single floor. The gas that rises displaces the air so the gas at the top of the structure is richer and doesn't burn as readily.

Somewhere between the bottom and top of the structure will be the most volatile fuel/oxygen mixture. When it does ignite, it doesn't immediately burn all the gas within the structure instantly because of the varying mixture. What tends to happen is one or more windows or a wall are blown out which allows additional air into the mix and allows for the burning of the remaining gas to be facilitated.

But now the pressure has been released by the breaches in the structure and the remaining gas makes a huge fireball as it exits through the blown out windows or wall. Then the place usually just burns down.

The bottom line is this: a house full of natural gas can indeed explode but it doesn't instantly generate enough blast pressure to cause what has been witnessed and reported.

This isn't the same as what happened in San Bruno, CA either where a high pressure gas main failed. More of the surrounding homes would have been thoroughly torched if that were the case here.

Alex is not dead as per pg 43
He is not Dead as found this:

Alex Pflanzer, 31, and his wife, Whitney, were in bed when their windows exploded and their ceiling collapsed, spreading insulation everywhere. Pflanzer said his instinct was to grab his gun. Heading outside, they saw people covered in blood leaving the neighborhood.

"It was like a war zone," Whitney Pflanzer said. "It was silent after that. And it was dark and dusty, and I thought it was a nightmare — it was a nightmare."

Ok. That's awesome that he's alive. But yea still a sad day.

Oh, gosh. Now it makes sense why Greenwood schools are on delay for tomorrow. A teacher and her husband both died. :(

[link to www.fox59.com]

Ok, actually, Fox59 local news site is loaded up on the front page with articles:

[link to www.fox59.com]

Latest report:

It's also still not clear what led to the blast.

"We haven't ruled out anything and we haven't made any determinations," said Bacon.

The investigation is expected to take several weeks, though initial indicators pointed to a natural gas leak.

[link to www.fox59.com]

Electricity still not being turned back on.

Long enough so that most people forget about it, how convenient.

Brilliant post! Thank you!

Very strange story...it will not take weeks to determine if the cause is natural gas. Check interview from this morning with gas company spokesman. Sorry I do not have the link.

Maybe they mean that it will take weeks to determine exactly what caused the gas to leak but that the "initial indicators" point to a gas leak of some description occurring for reason yet to be determined?