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2010-12-24 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Big Explosion in Lafayette but (probably) not Terrorism

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Posted by Glenmore 2010-12-24 13:31|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The explosion shook my house & REALLY scared the crap out of me. It sounded like a tornado was coming...so I ran & woke my boyfriend up & when we went outside,the flames were higher than the tree tops.Then it just stopped. We were soooo confused on what had just happened.We're relieved that no one was hurt.

Posted by Dede 2010-12-24 15:33|| 2010-12-24 15:33|| Front Page Top

#2 If there's any follow-up news, I'd really appreciate hearing about it.

Posted by Pappy 2010-12-24 15:34|| 2010-12-24 15:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Update

Posted by Mullah Richard 2010-12-24 16:23|| 2010-12-24 16:23|| Front Page Top

#4 I just got home and it's the first I've heard about it.

If you can watch the TV news reports you're probably better informed than I am.

Looking.... Verot School Rd. and State Hwy 92. There's a couple gas stations there.

The article is probably in error. Google maps gave this location for the company: [link].

And it looks like there's an actual physical plant there, one lot over, which is probably the _actual_ location the accident happened.

This is about one mile or so _south_ (more or less) than the intersection they're giving as the location.

My car isn't fixed yet, so I can't give an on-the-scene report, and besides, the road's closed slightly more than usual.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-12-24 16:30|| 2010-12-24 16:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Disclaimer: I am not in the pipeline business...

But just my gut feeling, I doubt this is a really major pipeline or anything like that, and I doubt it will have any impact on the market or the supply situation in the NE.

I think the major natural gas pipelines going from Vermillion Bay to further inland are further west, but don't quote me on that. There's a big compressor station south of Abbeville, and I think the pipelines go NW and then N from there.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-12-24 16:42|| 2010-12-24 16:42|| Front Page Top

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