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Massive explosion in Toronto
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11/08/2008 07:37:45
 
 
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10/08/2008 22:59:30
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>>Just saw this on yahoo, hope all the Torontian UTers are OK, it looks devastating.
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>>http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?rn=222561&cl=9216943&ch=1329521
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>Not the first time Toronto's seen problems with propane: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Mississauga_train_derailment
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>That initial derailment was about 4 blocks from where I used to live (our family moved out to Vancouver in '75). I contacted a friend who was still living there at the time, he was awakened by the explosions and was initially quite fearful that they'd been hit by a nuke.

I remember that. I think, in scope, that one was far worse that this one even though this one is in a residential area. In this one, people have already been let back into their homes. As usual, because the 'de-evacuation' wasn't instantaneous, some people are 'outraged'. I suppose they'd be a lot happier if the cops just let anybody into any home they liked. Overall, the whole thing was handled beautifully by the police, the fire dept, the humane society, York University, the transit system, the Armory, and the media, but still there are those who just aren't happy if they aren't finding fault. They think they could have handled it better. What a joke.
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