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2007-07-06 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

25 killed in explosion at Tianying Karaoke Hall and Bath House

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Posted by Fred 2007-07-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 [John Denver]

You came on my pillow ... BLAMMO!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-06 04:25|| 2007-07-06 04:25|| Front Page Top

#2 The blast occurred in a coal-mining town of 40,000 people in Liaoning province

Insert "coal miner's daughter" jokes >here<.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-06 04:29|| 2007-07-06 04:29|| Front Page Top

#3 I've been to Karaoke bars and Bath-houses in Asia, but never a Karaoke Bathhouse. An interesting concept I think I need to explore.

Posted by phil_b 2007-07-06 06:51|| 2007-07-06 06:51|| Front Page Top

#4 An the immediate reason was......

Mr Hau was a successful local businessman, who many residents of Tianshifu say stored explosives used in his mines in the basement of the Tianying Karaoke Hall and Bath House, the Beijing News reported.

Yep..That would explain it.

Posted by Bunyip 2007-07-06 07:33|| 2007-07-06 07:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Hah! Knew it as soon as I read the story, Chinese are rather casual about explosives storage.

Posted by Steve 2007-07-06 07:37|| 2007-07-06 07:37|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder who the boomers are?

Posted by JohnQC 2007-07-06 08:08|| 2007-07-06 08:08|| Front Page Top

#7 JohnQC, I'm thinking this is more of a case of stacking your extra explosives next to the water heater in the basement.

Posted by Steve 2007-07-06 11:51|| 2007-07-06 11:51|| Front Page Top

#8 "D'oh!"

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-07-06 16:35|| 2007-07-06 16:35|| Front Page Top

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