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September 23, 2005
Oh These Poor Poor Folks
20 elderly folks killed when the bus they were in caught fire.
Tragic.
UPDATE: Oh man, it seems the situation went from fire to explosion by virtue of the oxygen tanks exploding that the seniors had with them.
Early indications were that the bus caught fire because of mechanical problems, possibly overheated brakes, then passengers' oxygen tanks started exploding, he said.
Via Major Dad.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at September 23, 2005 08:56 AM
Comments
From a national safety standpoint, just how easy is it to detonate an oxygen tank?
Posted by: nobrainer at September 23, 2005 11:28 AM
Well, I would imagine it's not the tank per se that's the problem but the soft flexible hoses that are attached to the folks' noses. Once an open flame gets near that they'd be a huge flare up and then the tank would go, literally fanning and feeding the flames expotentially.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at September 23, 2005 01:18 PM
Ban oxygen!
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at September 23, 2005 01:19 PM