Emergency, explosions, towers of fire in Puerto Rico

[Kenai]

I'm amazed no one else made a topic yet, but I'm also amazed how little coverage there has been stateside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWKZ2On7iDs

It seems like a pretty big fucking deal but I can't understand Spanish well enough to understand everything going on. It's near a metro area and several people are being/have been evacuated. One of the explosions registered as a 2.8 earthquake. Happened less than 24 hours ago...

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

suddenly, reposts

[Boyiee]

Isn't it just... some burning oil tanks?

[Kenai]

Isn't it just... some burning oil tanks?

From what I can understand a place called Caribbean Gulf Petroleum had several explosions.

Aha. Found something on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americ...ion/index.html

"Fifteen of the 40 tanks at the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. facility in the city of Bayamon were ablaze more than 19 hours after an explosion of unknown origin rocked the complex, Gov. Luis Fortuno said at an evening news conference. The governor had put the tally at 11 a few hours earlier.

"I don't think there's ever been a fire like this in Puerto Rico," Fire Lt. Jose Atorre told CNN affiliate WLII-TV.

The fire started shortly after midnight, when at least one fuel tank exploded. Residents described a surreal scene after the blast woke them from their sleep and shattered windows miles away."

[Kuya]

The explosion sounded off around 12 at night. We live pretty far away from where it happened and it made the house shake.

This site has a timeline of what's been going on.

Minuto a Minuto de la explosión en Bayamón | Diálogo Digital

You can translate with this since it has a lot of information.

Text and Web - Google Translate

[Mizango]

We've been giving Kuya shit in spam since this morning.

inb4 "go back to spam". Also inb4 banned for saying it

[MF Perm tha Fineass]

I mean seriously, who in GD gives a fuck about Puerto Rico? They're not even a state.

[Kuya]

I know that i don't. Stupid fucks stealing all of america's money like the sea beaners they are.

[Mizango]

lol Sea beaners. Kuya you are something else.

[Khamsin]

Thread title (and any news articles) should have been titled "Emergency, explosions, towers of fire in USA" to get more interest. Before people realized it was Puerto Rico.

[510Meeze]

I know that i don't. Stupid fucks stealing all of america's money like the sea beaners they are.

Oh man need to use that one, and ya, I don't either.

[Kenai]

Thread title (and any news articles) should have been titled "Emergency, explosions, towers of fire in USA" to get more interest. Before people realized it was Puerto Rico.

Yes, that was indeed my bad. I'm a firm believer of karma though.

[kuronosan]

That's not too far from where my family is. We're actually from Bayamón.

[Gregorio]

Maybe if a balloon had been inflated by the heat we'd give a shit.

But anyway, it's only kinda America.

[BerenTebogo]

Someone save Kuya. He's our most important puerto rican.

[Gregorio]

Someone save Kuya. He's our most important puerto rican.

Which is kinda like being the most fattest Ethopian. (Ba-dum-psh)














Kidding...chill

[guartz]

Which is kinda like being the most fattest Ethopian. (Ba-dum-psh)

i'm 12 and what is this

[510Meeze]

i'm 12 and what is this

After Ethiopians, I think Somalians took the skinny joke over, now I think it's that Ralph Lauren model who has the throne.

[Correction]

I'm going to start a thread every time there's a fire in California, now.

[Kuya]

Yea, exploding oil refineries is common in Puerto Rico.

edit: not that you would know