Bethany Oil tank lighting strike and resulting fire

[Catt57]

Just saw where the Castor's storm chasing crew hydroplaned and rolled their chase vehicle on EB I-40 just east of Yukon exits.

Thankfully they reported that they were not injured.

 

[Gunbuffer]

I should be drilled by large hail soon enough

Guess that Beats the bbc’s that usually do it

 

[THAT Gurl]

Yep, that was something to behold. I was sitting in my garage, waiting on the neighbors to come over and was facing east/northeast-ish when it happened. About a mile from my house. No I didn't get any video. I'm an old lady. I do not view my world thru a camera lens. Mostly ... Lol ... Unless Snoop is involved then I feel like I owe y'all a peek into the genius that resides in that dog's soul.

 

[BobbyV]

 

[Okie4570]

For all the tight spots those two have been in over the years and the things they've seen and close calls I'm sure also...........the screaming was a little unexpected lol.

 

[El Pablo]

Guess that Beats the bbc’s that usually do it

Not your best work.

That is on Tuesday nights, as you well know. It’s where you earned your screen name.

 

[El Pablo]

For all the tight spots those two have been in over the years and the things they've seen and close calls I'm sure also...........the screaming was a little unexpected lol.

Who knew Val could hit that high of a note?

 

[THAT Gurl]

For all the tight spots those two have been in over the years and the things they've seen and close calls I'm sure also...........the screaming was a little unexpected lol.

Grumpy said he wanted "us" to be storm chasers when he retired. I have no idea who this "us" is but I hope they enjoy theirselves driving around in ****** weather and all ... I'll be right where I was last night -- sitting in my garage, with the lights on and the garage door up, waiting on neighbors to come join me in the Portal to Hell (the shelter in the ground in my garage).

 

[El Pablo]

Grumpy said he wanted "us" to be storm chasers when he retired. I have no idea who this "us" is but I hope they enjoy theirselves driving around in ****** weather and all ... I'll be right where I was last night -- sitting in my garage, with the lights on and the garage door up, waiting on neighbors to come join me in the Portal to Hell (the shelter in the ground in my garage).

Before or after you were attacked by a tree? I wouldnt chase storms with you in Antarctica. We would some how be killed by a flying tree.

 

[turkeyrun]

Seems like we go on one of these about every time it storms any more. Oil guy show up and says "let it burn, it's all insured", so that's what we do.

In most of those cases, "let it burn" is the best option.


At least the gloom and doom news wasn't on site, reporting the situation.

I was living south of Houston. News report broke in, reporting a lightening strike and HUGE 50,000 gallon tank of (spoken very seriously) isopropanol was on fire. A decision had been made to "let it burn", a nearby school (question) "was NOT being evacuated" and parents were being told "not to pick up children before regular time."

This moron went on and on about this HUGE TANK (50k gal) of toxic chemical (rubbing alcohol), left to burn, (inside a dike), NEAR A SCHOOL FULL OF CHILDREN.

I can show you 500,000 gallon tanks of cyanide, phosgene, and the bad stuff. Not rubbing alcohol.