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| San Francisco Explosion: Terrorism or PGandE? |
| 2005-08-19 |
| San Francisco -- The San Francisco Fire Department is sending crews over to a report of a blown-up manhole cover, a fire department dispatcher said. The incident happened on Post and Kearny in front of the Ralph Lauren clothing store near the Crocker Galleria shopping center, the dispatcher said. No other information is known at this time. Ok, sounds like a gas line blew up about two blocks from my current position. Smelled funny and sounded like Satan beatin on the gong of Hell, though! |
| Posted by:Secret Master |
| #21 Subterranean Transformer Detonation (STD) |
| Posted by: Darrell 2005-08-19 20:11 |
| #20 TF..ha ha!! That was my guess. And just think, all those people hangin' around by the blast site just stewing in it. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2005-08-19 19:30 |
| #19 Underground transformers. Why do they hate us? |
| Posted by: Scott R. 2005-08-19 18:19 |
| #18 San Francisco Manhole Covers Note : Third one is "PG&E in the Grass" |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-08-19 17:52 |
| #17 Any Pakistan link yet? |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-08-19 17:11 |
| #16 Jeez, Manholes exploding in San Fransisco. Ima stunned. Still it could be a nasty case of TF. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-19 16:54 |
| #15 Alex: I heard the explosion around 10AM Pacific Time. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-08-19 15:49 |
| #14 In California all underground stuff is usually vented but that doesn't get rid of built up gas. I am guessing the transformer set off some gas. That or some leftwing nut jobs head exploded while he was working underground. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-19 15:45 |
| #13 Sounds similar to DC's recent problems with exploding manhole covers in Georgetown. Washington Gas and PEPCO pointed fingers and made faces at each other for a while, but eventually settled on a joint operation of tearing up the streets and redoing all the cables and conduits. Also vented manhole covers to reduce pressure. It seems to have worked...for now. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-08-19 15:28 |
| #12 "Transformers by themselves usually don't lift the sidfewalk 6 inches. I bet there was some explosive gas in the vault as well." I said that a transformer caused the explosion. As far as the sidewalks, that' easy. Once a transformer is on fire underground, it releases gases, like carbon monoxide and because the fire happened underground, pressure builds up and as you say, BOOM! Explosions that uplift sidewalks doesn't happen all in one explosion. First, the transformer explodes and catches on fire. Second, as the fire is burning, gas and pressure is building up. Then, usually a second or third explosion, uplifts a sidewalk. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-19 15:22 |
| #11 I have seen nothing of this on the news in europe what time did it happen? |
| Posted by: Alex 2005-08-19 15:22 |
| #10 Transformers by themselves usually don't lift the sidfewalk 6 inches. I bet there was some explosive gas in the vault as well. BOOM! yes My name is Joe Friday... LOL |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-19 14:57 |
| #9 This explosion is caused by an underground transformer. It was the Decepticons! |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-19 14:54 |
| #8 This explosion is caused by an underground transformer. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-19 14:24 |
| #7 Sounds like you're right. Tom Demartini, a construction worker who was sitting in his truck outside the store in the heart of the city, said he saw the sidewalk rise up six or seven inches. "It sounded like a big poof, then there was a lot of smoke," Demartini said. "One woman looked like she was badly burned." |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-08-19 14:21 |
| #6 I'm betting on natural gas at 90% chance and sewage methane at 10% |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-08-19 13:58 |
| #5 Alright, PR, you got me there: it sounded like Judgement Day. Actually, it sounded like a damn large explosion followed by the unique cacophony of every fire truck, ambulance, and police car within ten miles converging on one place at one time. I imagine that this was some sort of accident, although if it does turn out to have been a bomb it probably wasn’t the ROP. Best guess would be that Earth First or the ALF is moving up (or would it be down?) in the world. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-08-19 13:57 |
| #4 "sounded like Satan beatin on the gong of Hell" I disagree. Satan loves San Fran. When Jesus comes beatin like a gong, then you better watch out. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-19 13:46 |
| #3 better call in the ghostbusters just to be safe |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-08-19 13:45 |
| #2 The incident happened on Post and Kearny in front of the Ralph Lauren clothing store near the Crocker Galleria shopping center, the dispatcher said. "Yuppies go home" message? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-08-19 13:42 |
| #1 I'm glad it doesn't seem to be terrorism. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-19 13:37 |