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lmtlmt
September 29th, 2007, 13:34
Some explosions went off a few streets down from me just now, 9 fire trucks went down there and there is black smoke hovering about. There was one big explosion where you could actually see flame and then the other two were just small poping sounds, but still it was pretty exciting this happenign at 10:20pm, my neighbor caught some footage of it on tape and i will try to get it off him tomorrow to show you.
lmtlmt
September 29th, 2007, 13:45
Another one just came past!
Kramer
September 29th, 2007, 13:56
Awesome I love when shit happens:thumbup:
lmtlmt
September 29th, 2007, 14:49
They just said on the radio that if you live near it(which i do) that you should close your windows, but I've just been out there takign picturs of the haze that is left on my front lawn, I'll upload thme now to show you, but you cant really see much...


[edit] heres the images i just took

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3351/p9290110ua1.png

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/354/p9290111zm0.jpg

[edit #2] man i thought it was over but another fire truck just went past

[edit #3] another fire truck
bah
September 29th, 2007, 15:14
What sort of commercial property is around there?

I remember when a bunnings burnt down over here a while back, that was a shitload of smoke and quite a few explosions.
lmtlmt
September 29th, 2007, 15:16
i dotn really know that well to be honest, theres a car wrecking yard and a factroy of some sort where the explosions appered to have coem from
bah
September 29th, 2007, 15:21
Probably best to stay inside and close all the windows if its close by.

Most likely some nasty stuff in that smoke if plastics/chemicals are burning.
sourced
September 29th, 2007, 15:25
dam thats cool.

poor people who got hurt tho :(
Safari Al
September 29th, 2007, 15:34
dang have you had any word on what it is?
splodger15
September 29th, 2007, 15:46
Why is it cool, Would you have been saying its "cool" if a terroist attack happened
VampDude
September 29th, 2007, 16:33
Why is it cool, Would you have been saying its "cool" if a terroist attack happened

Dude, you know sourced is kinda challenged. Don't be so hard on him (but give him hell), and yeah he probably would say it was cool if a terrorist attack happened...

...It was probably something careless that started that blaze leading to the explosion, like maybe a spark or something igniting something flamable.
bah
September 29th, 2007, 18:07
Out of all the things that could cause a fire/explosion, terrorism should really be way down the list.

The reds aren't under the bed either.
gdf
September 29th, 2007, 18:10
You really think terrorists would attack a random-ass part of Brisbane?

The press have people living in fear of a very small threat tbh.
steve520
September 29th, 2007, 19:51
wow thats exciting nothing that exciting happens here.
cal360
September 29th, 2007, 20:09
What happened then?
splodger15
September 29th, 2007, 20:50
You really think terrorists would attack a random-ass part of Brisbane?

The press have people living in fear of a very small threat tbh.

They attack who they please but London and America are on there hitlists
sourced
September 30th, 2007, 02:17
Dude, you know sourced is kinda challenged. Don't be so hard on him (but give him hell), and yeah he probably would say it was cool if a terrorist attack happened...

...It was probably something careless that started that blaze leading to the explosion, like maybe a spark or something igniting something flamable.

true. i wonder which of you still remember the "dead cat" thread. :D

lol

but seriously, were there any people that got hurt?
Kramer
September 30th, 2007, 08:21
I just saw on the news that it was a car bomb:eek:
lmtlmt
September 30th, 2007, 08:33
its going to be on the news soon , I'll get my camera and film it, but i do know what it was now, 3 factories burnt down, a panel beater, a boat factory and i cant remember what the other one was, a real estate agent down the road also caught on fire.
VampDude
September 30th, 2007, 08:43
I just saw on the news that it was a car bomb:eek:

Is there a news source?
lmtlmt
September 30th, 2007, 08:50
i think kramer was lie ing/joking because it hasnt been on the news yet
VampDude
September 30th, 2007, 09:09
i think kramer was lie ing/joking because it hasnt been on the news yet

I know it hasn't, cause the only explosion that has been reported in the Brisbane area on any news site was on Thursday? :confused:

I did a Google search, I don't think it was this one for Thursday thou (cause when you said it was Saturday night in Australia and happening at the time).

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22499430-3102,00.html
lmtlmt
September 30th, 2007, 09:13
Heres the news video, sorry theres no sound but I'm sure someone will upload one with sound soon.

finaly the video processed
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exciting to have somehting happen near your house
Johnny Rash
September 30th, 2007, 09:46
Jesus!

I don't understand how you could be chilling on dcemu while that's happening outside.
lmtlmt
September 30th, 2007, 09:53
i was watchign tv then it happened, then i felt like telling people what happend, now its the next day and it was on the news so uploaded the vid.
sourced
September 30th, 2007, 10:57
weren't you scared? lol
bah
September 30th, 2007, 11:32
Panel beater and a boat builder, burning paint, thinners and fiberglass resin etc. Nasty.

The only thing to be scared of is long term health effects from breathing in too much of that smoke, unless he was less than a few houses away. Sounded like the fire department had quite a bit of manpower there pretty quick.
lmtlmt
September 30th, 2007, 12:15
i wasnt too close to it, houses that were too close were evacuated, it was a few streets over from me, but the main road to get to it ment the fire trucks had to go past my house.
sourced
September 30th, 2007, 12:33
The only thing to be scared of is long term health effects from breathing in too much of that smoke, unless he was less than a few houses away. Sounded like the fire department had quite a bit of manpower there pretty quick.

exactly why i asked if he was scared.
lmtlmt
September 30th, 2007, 12:40
i wasnt really scared since i was far enough away from it.
ExcruciationX
September 30th, 2007, 21:25
Interesting, so does any body actually know what happened yet?
sourced
September 30th, 2007, 23:03
Interesting, so does any body actually know what happened yet?

the Greys bombed it :(


lol kidding EX
lmtlmt
October 1st, 2007, 01:21
nobody actually knows, but the police are investigating, heres a clipping from todays paper.

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4678/firezu0.png


and heres what some news sites say

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/businesses-count-costs-after-sandgate-blaze/2007/09/30/1191090916047.html

(this one is from the same people who make the newspaper so its the same)
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22508425-3102,00.html

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22506947-12377,00.html

http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/sep/30/aap-fire-destroys-businesses-in-brisbane/

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/30/2047118.htm