It was a fairly "clean" explosion. I think it could have been some explosion generated EMP directed at the complex nextdoor.
If the goal was to destroy that facility, they didn't do a very good job. But if it was to instead knock out or permanently damage the electronics inside, this makes sense.
I was thinking that too. There’s also a hazardous line right where the explosion happened if you look in google maps. It’s labeled in clockwise order from the top: Red 4, Yellow 1, White W with a line through it, and Blue 3. I heard the “W” means it reacts violently to water, whatever it is.
Nice catch on the NFPA Diamond. It's rated as 3 (Health) - 4 (Fire) - 1 (Instability) - W "Use no water"
This is a very odd NFPA code, because instability 2 is automatic when it chemically reacts to water. In order to be "1" it can only have a reaction under high heat. In otherwords combining W and instability 1 means it will react to water, but only when there is high heat.
It was a fairly "clean" explosion. I think it could have been some explosion generated EMP directed at the complex nextdoor.
If the goal was to destroy that facility, they didn't do a very good job. But if it was to instead knock out or permanently damage the electronics inside, this makes sense.
I was thinking that too. There’s also a hazardous line right where the explosion happened if you look in google maps. It’s labeled in clockwise order from the top: Red 4, Yellow 1, White W with a line through it, and Blue 3. I heard the “W” means it reacts violently to water, whatever it is.
Nice catch on the NFPA Diamond. It's rated as 3 (Health) - 4 (Fire) - 1 (Instability) -
W"Use no water" This is a very odd NFPA code, because instability 2 is automatic when it chemically reacts to water. In order to be "1" it can only have a reaction under high heat. In otherwords combiningWand instability 1 means it will react to water, but only when there is high heat.I found no common chemicals that meets a 3-4-1-W code: https://www.northeastern.edu/ehs/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NFPA-Hazard-Rating-Information-for-Common-Chemicals-A-C.htm https://www.northeastern.edu/ehs/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NFPA-Hazard-Rating-Information-for-Common-Chemicals-D-I.htm https://www.northeastern.edu/ehs/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NFPA-Hazard-Rating-Information-for-Common-Chemicals-J-R.htm https://www.northeastern.edu/ehs/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NFPA-Hazard-Rating-Information-for-Common-Chemicals-S-Z.htm
Might be the aggregate rating for several chemicals stored there.