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2008-03-27 Home Front: WoT

L.A. Firefighter Killed in Manhole Explosion Near LAX

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Posted by BrerRabbit 2008-03-27 08:08|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 "Typical MO of a terrorist bombing"? No, that would be going off in a crowd of civilians, not underneath the ground where most of it is muffled.

Posted by gromky 2008-03-27 11:18|| 2008-03-27 11:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Manhole covers, underground electrical vaults - it could be something more than an electrical fire run amok, but I suspect it's not.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-27 12:16|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-27 12:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Washington, DC, is known as the home of the exploding manhole cover, for example.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2008-03-27 18:57|| 2008-03-27 18:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Make us as fearless in practicing the laws
of God as we are brave in protecting the
lives and property of our fellowmen, and
when we answer our final alarm, enroll
us in your Heavenly force, where we will be
as proud to protect the throne of God as
we have been to protect the city.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-03-27 21:31|| 2008-03-27 21:31|| Front Page Top

#5 when I was working on the San Diego Airport expansion bridges and Harbor Dr Widening, I chewed the ass off the contractor for leaving lids off the sewer manholes leading to Pump Station #2. Turned out the gases building and increased flowline during everyone's "morning dump" blew the manhole lids 12' in teh air - witnessed by yours truly *ugh*. We put locking lids in after that

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-03-27 22:12|| 2008-03-27 22:12|| Front Page Top

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