[zackewasher]

Can't understand a word of it but they speak of hundreds people wounded. I'm afraid there will be many dead tomorrow.

[pierrot~hime]

I was about to make a thread asking why no one is talking about this yet.

Also these related images were just shared on my twitter feed:

[spudigitti]

it was an accidental explosive detonation in a warehouse according to the bbc

[Desensitisation]

Death toll is going to climb well into the hundreds in the long-term... just a guess.

[Pyramid_Head]

That explosion is insane!

[BryanXavier]

I wonder if the space station got a view?

[Grey]

Originally Posted by BryanXavier ↗

I wonder if the space station got a view?

I know that weather sats picked it up.

http://www.vox.com/2015/8/12/9144583...xplosion-video

It's not the most exciting video, but its proof that I didn't just make it up.

[5150]

Bigger blast than any of the shock and awe explosions from Iraq invasion! I also think the death toll with climb dramatically and there will be a lot posted here showing the carnage.

Per National Earthquake Bureau the 2nd blast was equivalent to 21 tons of TNT. That's a big bang.

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/08/1...ured/21221869/

[BryanXavier]

Originally Posted by 5150 ↗

Bigger blast than any of the shock and awe explosions from Iraq invasion! I also think the death toll with climb dramatically and there will be a lot posted here showing the carnage.

Per National Earthquake Bureau the 2nd blast was equivalent to 21 tons of TNT. That's a big bang.

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/08/1...ured/21221869/

The AOL article has some very good pictures. The parking lot picture was stunning.

[xuaeded]

So this thing was 1/1000th the energy (a thousand times smaller) than Nagasaki.