New water park explodes into massive fireball in Sweden

NYPost ^ | 2/12/24

[CFW]

A raging inferno erupted at a new water park in Sweden on Monday, with flames decimating a number of under-construction outdoor waterslides and related facilities, authorities said.

The massive blaze ripped through several yet-to-be-opened waterslides, including one with a drop of 43 feet, at the Oceana waterpark in Goteberg — sending plumes of black smoke over Sweden’s second-largest city.

Harrowing footage shot by witnesses showed the slides, which had been scheduled to open in the coming months, engulfed by flames as several firefighting vehicles descended on the area.

At least three explosions sent debris from nearby buildings scattering over the burning waterslides.

The waterpark is a new addition to Gothenburg’s Liseberg funfair — one of the Nordic region’s biggest amusement parks.

[moovova]

WORKER: “OK boss. I filled the water park with acetone, just like you told me.”

SUPERVISOR: “ACETONE? I said H2O, you idiot!”

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Was Great Luni Thunberg there protesting?

[chief lee runamok]

A great ball of fire blowing through the tube resulting in a spectacular
exploding display of flatulence at the bottom hole.

[Gene Eric]

I can see some new exciting concepts:
- The Fume Flume that barrels through smoldering debris
- The Cannon Slide where one is chased by a ball of fire
- The Hot Wave that hurls the visitors over molten rock

[fidelis]

That’s why it is best to hire someone who can read all those warning signs and instructions which come with such equipment.

Yes, it never pays to pay to hire illiterate workers for critical tasks, either in Goteberg, Sweden, or in Podunk, USA.

[1of10]

When water parks explode .....

naw ...never mind

[Jonty30]

If I can burn water when cooking, it doesn’t surprise me that somebody figured out how to make it explode.

[metmom]

Not a headline I’d ever expect to read......

[al baby]

I saw them once they opened for broken rubber at the greek

[Vendome]

Irony

[Manic_Episode]

[reviled downesdad]

Could have been metal working gases built up in the tubes, either for repair or construction.

[Paul R.]

I’d say that videographer had some balls to stand in there to get that vid, but the videographer is named “Anna”.

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...Well, I suppose these days ya’ never know.

[HYPOCRACY]

It’s a miracle!

[Political Junkie Too]

Hasn't there been a rash of Muslim gang-on-gang violence in the past few years? I recall several bomb blasts attributed to this in recent reports.

-PJ

[ViLaLuz]

High levels of dihydrogen monoxide is extremely dangerous.
https://dhmo.org/facts.html

[NoLibZone]

Waterpark catches on fire.

[mabarker1]

Who connected the Yellow Distribution Line to the Blue Service Line ?!

[dforest]

That looks like somebody detonated explosives in that place. Were any muzzards nearby?

[coloradan]

“Hmm, maybe we shouldn’t have made those boats out of sodium.”