Explosions in Tulsa

KRMG internet stream | 8/18/03 | B.O. Plenty

[B.O. Plenty]

Massive explosions arount Peoria exit off I244 in tulsa....No causes yet ....

[frithguild]

Oh Jeez. You can bet there all sorts of nasty stuff there. Was involved in a case where a rogue cylidner 80%Silane 20% NO2 went up. There were cylinders of phosgene, radioactive gasses, etc at the location. 5 mile radius evacuation was the result, if memory serves.

[RS]

"It's an AirGas plant..."

Whatever it is dosen't matter - they will still use it as an excuse to raise the pump prices here in CA.

[RightWhale]

Do they have BLEVEs?

[Dog]

Sorry I posted a joke...this sounds series.

[PhiKapMom]

They said each explosion is sending out shrapnel -- scarey -- the explosions just keep coming. Fire has spread across the area!

[OXENinFLA]

Oh gheese, not Gas plant.

[FourPeas]

LOL, it's the truth. Sounds like a nasty situation, though. When I was a kid, a spark in a machine shop next to a gas station started a big fire that shut down an expressway a large part of the city. I remember looking at the fire from a long, long distance and still being able to feel the heat of the gasoline burning. Since that time I've always had a great respect for flammable gasses.

[meanie monster]

DANG!

[PhiKapMom]

It is unbelieveable to watch. You can see flames and explosions happening as they are reporting. Moving everyone out of the area. Huge fire going on right now with a lot of black smoke that has spread rapidly!

[johnb838]

Oi blame Booosh...

[Saundra Duffy]

Do they have BLEVEs?

What are BLEVEs?

[Shermy]

http://www.airgas.com/about.asp?9005002010000

Airgas Mid South (Tulsa, OK)

Airgas Mid South serves customers from 54 locations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, North Texas, Missouri, Northern Louisiana, Western Tennessee, and Northwest Mississippi and employs 740 associates.

AIrgas Mid South Products and Service Offerings
Airgas Mid South is the regions largest and most versatile manufacturer and customer direct supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases and all related equipment and servies. Airgas Mid South is uniquely qualified to offer you the best total solution for your product and service needs - and the best total value.

The Airgas broad product portfolio consists of:

Specialty Gases

Bulk Gases

Medical Gases

Welding Shielding and Cutting Gases

Refrigerant Gases

Welding Equipment (all major brands)

Welding Consumables

Safety Products

Industrial Tools and Supplies

Equipment Rentals

Tube Trailer Hydrogen and Helium

eCommerce

EDI

VMI

. . . and more!

[aristeides]

Related to blackout? Doesn't natural gas fuel a lot of our power plants now?

[Slip18]

From a search on Google of AirGas. BTW, it's traded on NYSE.

Airgas is the United States' largest distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related equipment, safety supplies and MRO products and services to industrial and commercial markets. Airgas carries a comprehensive range of products from industrial and specialty gases to welding equipment, safety products and industrial tools, even refrigerant gases and maintenance supplies. Products: High purity specialty gases, gas calibration standards, EPA Protocol standards, high purity regulators, gas handling equipment, chromatography standards, GC carrier gases, LASER mixtures, CEM calibration standards, gas panels, gas manifolds, laboratory safety supplies, research grade gases, SFC / SFE grade CO2, electronic specialty gases, high purity hydrocarbons."

[Quilla]

The AirGas Supply in my area is a chain that provides oxygen, acetelyne (sp), and other tools for welding, machine, and maintenance shops. Very explosive stuff that require hazardous material endorsements for deliveries.

[Treebeard]

Looks like they might...even the gases that are not flammable, but are in cylinders on the dock awaiting shipment at around 2500 psi will go up.

We use all kinds of their stuff for our labs, from ultra high purity helium, to nitrogen, methane, hydrogen, oxygen, LN2, nitrous oxide, acetylene.

[frithguild]

Dirty bomb? Many medical Gases are radioactive.

[Treebeard]

Boiling Liquid/Expanding Vapor Explosion. Try a google search for Kingman BLEVE, see if anything turns up. They can ruin your day.

[Lazamataz]

Well if it IS terrorism, the evidence will be obliterated....

[Moose4]

Not natural gas, industrial or welding gases. Stuff like acetylene, oxygen, etc. The kind of stuff that will make this a very ugly situation indeed.

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