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A fireball horror after 10 explosions leave nine dead in North Korea
[DAILYTIMES.PK] Nine people have died and dozens were maimed after 10 gas explosions destroyed homes in North Korea ...hereditary Communist monarchy distinguished by its truculence and periodic acts of violence. Distinguishing features include Songun (Army First) policy, which involves feeding the army before anyone but the Dear Leadership, and Juche, which is Kim Jong Il's personal interpretation of Marxism-Leninism, which he told everybody was brilliant. In 1950 the industrialized North invaded agrarian South Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force opposing the invasion, with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel. Seventy years later the economic results are in and it doesn't look good for Juche.... A gas cylinder ignited after a leak in Hyesan on Monday evening, according to reports. The explosion set off the gas cylinders attached to the nearby homes. It’s thought that there were 10 explosions in total. Six people were killed instantly while around 30 people suffered from varying degrees of burns. They were taken to a local hospital, where three reportedly died this morning. In a similar incident, the official Iraqi news agency reported about a fire in a food and electrical warehouse in Najaf Ashraf and announced that firefighters are trying to contain it. Sources revealed that the food and electrical storages of "Al-Quds" in the south of the province caught fire. Al-Quds? WTF? Posted by: Fred 2020-08-07 |
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