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SilentSearch
     
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Cowtown
Gender: Male
My rebellion against the santa cursor! HoHoHo
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< on 7/30/2005 3:27 AM >
|  | | | On July 28, 2005 in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, a plant handling solvent in large volumes, experience a catastrophic fire which consumed the entire plant.
Large quantities of water were used to cool tanks and protect exposures.
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These solvents and chemicals were in liquid form, some extremely flammable. Some of these managed to enter the storm drains and ignited inside, underground.
I want to make Drainers aware of the possibility, even though quite remote of that happening when they are exploring. If you ever get even a hint of smoke, find the nearest exit point and GET OUT IMMEDIATELY!!
Just want to keep everyone advised so they stay safe!!
Official UE Safety officer and rescue specialist. |
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drainpunk
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<Reply # 1 on 7/30/2005 11:13 AM >
| | | | Cheers. 
No danger on my area.
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Explorer Zero
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<Reply # 2 on 7/30/2005 12:40 PM >
| | | | Looked like quite a blaze did you have to respond on that ?
I often wonder whats coming down stream when Im in storm drains we had an incident here many years ago where a big gasoline spill filled some storm drains and got ignited
(with the right concentration of gasoline vapors and o2 you could get blown out the tube like a BB out of a Daisy Red Rider!) ouch...
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HairyTheTaco
location:
The Hammer, Ontario
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 3 on 7/31/2005 7:08 PM >
| | | | A similar bad situation for drainers happen in my city a while back. A tanker carrying gasoline punctured its tanks on a fence (can't remember exact story) while it was en-route to fill-up a gas station. As a result, a very large quantity of gasoline spilled into the network of storm drains. From what I have heard, the gasoline passed through one of "better" explorable drains in my area.
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Finn
location:
Plano, TX
Gender: Male
| | Re: Attention Drainers!
<Reply # 4 on 8/12/2005 4:24 AM >
| | | | Thanks for the heads up. Luckily, I live in Dallas, not Fort Worth. Although I am going there next week, so I'll be sure to stay above ground. Damn.
Rest in Peace, Ninjalicious. I know that wherever you are, you're finding the best sites for us already. |
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Forthright with the deciduous
location:
Hamilton
Gender: Male
The leaves will fall... down, because of gravity
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<Reply # 5 on 8/12/2005 11:47 PM >
| | | | Posted by HairyTheTaco
A similar bad situation for drainers happen in my city a while back. A tanker carrying gasoline punctured its tanks on a fence (can't remember exact story) while it was en-route to fill-up a gas station. As a result, a very large quantity of gasoline spilled into the network of storm drains. From what I have heard, the gasoline passed through one of "better" explorable drains in my area.
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Just for clarity, this is the thread regarding that situation
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HairyTheTaco
location:
The Hammer, Ontario
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 6 on 8/13/2005 12:45 AM >
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I was actually looking for an online newspaper article that I could link to while writing that post, however I couldnt find any. I guess a link to that thread works just as good.
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