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To: Blueflag

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12 posted on 08/27/2015 7:12:44 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (BREAKING: Boy Scouts of America Changes Corporate Identity to "Scouting for Boys in America")
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Yep. It’s why firefighters let an existing fire burn in a derailment while pouring water on adjacent tank cars.

The existing Class B fire can be managed and arguably presents a lower environmental risk than letting the contents leak all over.


15 posted on 08/27/2015 7:46:45 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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