Ladyhawke_wings ([info]ladyhawke_wings) wrote in [info]b0st0n,
2006-11-22 02:32:00

HUGE Explosion??

Anyone else rocked by that explosion about 10 minutes ago??

I'm in Danvers - thought my windows were going to break, it was so severe! I've counted a good 18 emergency vehicles go by the major roadway visible from my window (Water St) and can see huge flames.....but nothing on the news, boston.com, mbta.com, cnn, or any of the local channels. Red Cross was unaware, too.

Anyone know what the hell is going on?

x-posted to [info]northshore

EDIT: Seems the fire is at the Propane factory on Water St (Rt. 35 - corner of Bates and River)- near the Bakery and and the Pizza Factory, both completely destroyed.. My ex is a Ham - just called saying he could see the flames from his place in Peabody! A whole neighborhood evac'd.

From WBZ: http://www.wbz1030.com/pages/129514.php?contentType=4&contentId=245495

Google Maps location: http://tinyurl.com/y86lr9

EDIT: As another pointed out below, in the end it turned out that an ink factory was what blew up - not the propane facility initially thought. The destruction was phenomenal - but still, no major injuries, thank goodness!

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[info]jrc520

November 22 2006, 08:41:27 UTC 5 years ago

In woburn - I may have heard it - Heard something like a boom.

[info]donrufie

November 22 2006, 14:26:37 UTC 5 years ago

damn, you could hear it? i didn't hear it (but I was sound asleep too :P)

[info]jrc520

5 years ago

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[info]jrc520

November 22 2006, 08:43:12 UTC 5 years ago

Boston.com now has the story.

[info]jaywalk

November 22 2006, 08:51:58 UTC 5 years ago

Yeah, I'm on North St. (In Salem) I thought something hit the roof of my place.

Oh well, no sleeping now. AM 1030 has some radio coverage of it on the scene.


[info]ladyhawke_wings

November 22 2006, 09:17:23 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks! Seems it's the only live coverage available right now!

[info]bostondave

November 22 2006, 08:59:20 UTC 5 years ago

YES!! I have a great view of the explosion which is slowly dying down now. What was it??? Was it a plane or gas tank??? Hmmm

I am uploading a video on youtube and photos now...

[info]genesayssitdown

November 22 2006, 09:03:09 UTC 5 years ago

well?? LET US SEE THEM

[info]bostondave

5 years ago

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[info]alan_norbauer

5 years ago

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[info]bostondave

November 22 2006, 09:10:41 UTC 5 years ago

fire

This is the best of my photos

[info]ladyhawke_wings

November 22 2006, 09:12:57 UTC 5 years ago

Seems a propane gas place on Water St(near the bowling alley) exploded and a bunch of houses are on fire. It's just...oh, around the corner from my house! Gak!

Just saw about 5 ambulances leave across the Water St Bridge with full lights & siren plus an escort, so I'm assuming some injuries of a type.

[info]bostondave

November 22 2006, 09:16:13 UTC 5 years ago

WOah... I hope no one is hurt...

[info]ladyhawke_wings

5 years ago

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[info]bostondave

5 years ago

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[info]bostondave

November 22 2006, 10:12:41 UTC 5 years ago

Here's what I saw

[info]shysexkitten

November 22 2006, 11:57:34 UTC 5 years ago

whoa...

[info]bostondave

5 years ago

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[info]ron_newman

November 22 2006, 12:27:12 UTC 5 years ago

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2006/11/explosion_rocks.html

[info]ron_newman

November 22 2006, 12:30:22 UTC 5 years ago

also http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=168549

[info]thespian

November 22 2006, 12:33:43 UTC 5 years ago

wtf? ok, at 2:56 at my time, I suddenly felt a rumble, in *cambridge* (I just looked it up; I'm 21.9 miles from there, so the same as the officer quoted in that article). It wasn't strong, but it was unusual, and I glanced over at the clock thinking maybe I'd knit too long and the T was starting up. I'm just off Mass Ave., between Central and Harvard, and during the day I can feel the subway going by from time to time. It felt rather like that, and until coming upstairs and reading this, I figured they were just doing some late night track maintenance or something.

[info]ttelracs

November 22 2006, 12:55:22 UTC 5 years ago

Channel 5 this morning is reporting that people as far as Maine felt it...

[info]hey_thmooley

5 years ago

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[info]ron_newman

November 22 2006, 12:53:02 UTC 5 years ago

ink factory

The Herald article says the fire was at a ink factory, not at the neighboring propane tank. I remember when an ink factory burned down in my neighborhood eight years ago. It destroyed three buildings and filled the entire area with smoke for many blocks around. I'd never seen so many cities' fire equipment in one place before.

Some photos of the Beacon Ink fire
a few other pages referring to that fire

[info]sexyblueduck

November 22 2006, 12:53:06 UTC 5 years ago

ownt.

[info]perich

November 22 2006, 13:51:11 UTC 5 years ago

Shit - good thing no one was killed (as far as we yet know).

[info]xiphias

November 22 2006, 14:20:44 UTC 5 years ago

Ten injuries, all of whom walked out. None life-threatening.

[info]kpht

November 22 2006, 14:46:31 UTC 5 years ago

wow, i slept right through that shit.

[info]phatmike

November 22 2006, 20:33:25 UTC 5 years ago

you would have automatically thought it was me falling over anyway.

[info]kpht

November 22 2006, 14:54:20 UTC 5 years ago

North Shore residents heading toward Boston should try and take the MBTA commuter rail, she recommended.

Noo! I like to stretch out...

[info]jenskot

November 22 2006, 15:09:05 UTC 5 years ago

Well, add "PROPANE FACTORY" on the list of places I don't want to live near...

[info]ron_newman

November 22 2006, 17:42:16 UTC 5 years ago

The propane factory did not blow up. The original poster may want to update her post.

[info]grahams

November 22 2006, 16:21:44 UTC 5 years ago

My ex is a Ham

It took me a few reads before I realized that he wasn't making jokes about the explosion and instead was an amateur radio operator... :)

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