Pharmacutical Plant in Kinston, NC Blows Up

[BDawg]

Nothing on the web yet...live on CNN TV.

Company is West Pharmacutical. Their stock trading has been halted.

 

[BDawg]

Apparently, the plant is very close to a school (1/2 mile). The school is currently in lockdown.

One witness says that a plane crased into it, but others deny it.

Edit: Principal says all students have either been evacuated, or moved to the High School.

 

[ROTC1983]

Man, I hope this was an accident...

 

[Beau]

MSNBC Link

 

[BDawg]

Hospitals in Durham and Chapel Hill have been told to expect injuries and casualties. They're about 100 miles away from Kinston.

The factory makes syringes.

 

[Anubis]

WOW i just turned this on cause of teh thred. i hope proprl are ok

 

[BDawg]

Front Page CNN

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: BDawg
Hospitals in Durham and Chapel Hill have been told to expect injuries and casualties. They're about 100 miles away from Kinston.

The factory makes syringes.

Holy shrapnal, Batman!

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: BDawg
Front Page CNN

CNN Story

 

[Wduaqnug]

I hate when people start liying about planes crashing into it

 

[thebestMAX]

Hope injuries are low.

If you dont know, even a flour mill is highly explosive.

 

[Tripleshot]

I've been watching this for sometime. When I drove an 18 wheeler, I had been there for pick up. I am waiting to see the casualty report. There where alot of people that worked there. No one has said what caused it yet. That is a mighty explosion to throw the roof 400 feet inot the woods. Anyone unddr that roof must certainly be in harms way in a big way.

Prayers to those injured and their families. This is tragic.

 

[Mutilator]

Local news link.
Will probably stay more up to date then CNN will. They usually do.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Wduaqnug
I hate when people start liying about planes crashing into it

It's because they always find the dumbest person near the event and ask them what they saw. never fails.

"Godzilla shot fire from his mouth...and the plant exploded! It was amazing!"

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Wduaqnug
I hate when people start liying about planes crashing into it

It's because they always find the dumbest person near the event and ask them what they saw. never fails.

"Godzilla shot fire from his mouth...and the plant exploded! It was amazing!"

Yup, that about sums it up.

 

[sharkeeper]

Perhaps they received a bunch of GF FX equipped PC's and turned them on all at the same time? Sorry couldn't resist!

Yes the explosion was very powerful as it was reported that it blew out windows in houses over a mile away! This was an internal explosion at that. I don't know what kind of compounds they have on premises that can be such strong propellants. Accidental or not, this is quite tragic.

Cheers!