GiovaMoonVillain
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Lpg truck hit a truck full of paint solvents
The explosions estimated temperature is approx 1000°C (1800°F)
The explosion
The hole in the bridge
Two Car sellers burn whit several other explosion
The hole in the bridge and the exploded tank inside
The zone of the crash, the worst place were append, Bologna is crossing from the highway that connect Italy in the direction N-S and W-O
The bridge and the rest of the truck
The car burning under the bridge
The cars
More cars
The truck
The tank
The bridge collspsed
The moment of the explosion
The explosion from the other highway
Explosion
AttilaIT
"Porca Madonna" cit. Toyota driver
derekjohn
Was this a two-stage blast ? The initial crash in video one doesn't seem a destructive as the big explosion shown elsewhere.
GiovaMoonVillain
First explosion is from the truck carring solvents, then the flame heat the big tank with lpg that explode in the big fire
derekjohn
Thanks OP, that explains it. Good post.
Purkkaleiri
fbutt09
The original Fox News reporter.
WackyPaki
Huh guess LPG does melt steel beams of the bridge
EarthAnimalArmy
Heresy! Fire can not melt steel beams of bridges! Everyone knows this, it has to be the work of some secret gov't agency /s
Kennytarmac
Dude in #3 is all like
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haaska
Now you see, you see! Giving those darn LPG-people a right to marry makes roads explode!
sombrerohorsewagon
These fucking jokes about people burning to death...
irishPEDOelf
Dude you need to cool off... kinda like some people in these gifs.
ItsNotASchoonerItsASailboat
Or, you know, showing some respect for the first few days instead of resorting to cheap humor. Thats always nice too
bullshit
If I had to die in a fiery explosion, people damn well BETTER make cheap jokes about it. Don't let that spectacular opportunity go to waste.
mrmagoriamsmasturbatorium
One of the first times a post like this has not left me wanting more info or viewpoints. Good on you!
madvin
You shouldn't... it is a old repost... entirely...
IncognitoPanda
I have to ask, why the f*ck are people standing around watching?? Are they devoid of Instincts??
NickWildeSWAT
How many people died? Did the truck drivers get away?
Mrphy28
Full story. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bologna-explosion-latest-updates-dead-injured-motorway-blast-a8480561.html
ThatOtherMacAvoyWoman
Killed 1, injured 70. (Came here to ask the same, info from link in other comment)
JoeGrunt
So far, only 1 death--the lpg truck driver. There are people with severe burns who might die as well.
Easykehl
Thorough documentation, @op Good work.
vigilantvigilantes
Didn’t mention the people, more importantly.
Grimmrog
pretty disturbring to know how all that paint solvent are stored so unsafe it can basically blaze up like this.
Grimmrog
and all the worts luck just made a LPG truck being the one hitting and seeting it aflame.
AlmightyThor117
“PrOpAnE DoEsN’t BuRn HoT EnOuGh To MeLt CoNcReTe BeAmS... it was an inside job” - some conspiracy theorist somewhere
GiovaMoonVillain
Not melt the concrete, the explsion damage the structure of the bridge
AlmightyThor117
GiovaMoonVillain
No no not joke, the "bridge" it s not properly a bridge but a series of "leg" connected each other whit prefabricated spans resting on top
AlmightyThor117
GiovaMoonVillain
One of this fallen down
longnNoodleDriver
Truck drivers of imgur, did the tank truck did try to slow down? Look like he was full force to car in front.
pyrolagMB339
Apparently the driver (rip) either had a stroke or fell asleep
SnarkySophia
Source?
EdwardStarsmith
Serious props to your Police, Fire, and EMS services over there. Outstanding job.
EIonMusk
This is terrible, but I still think it's cool that we live in such a technologically advanced age that you can see it from so many~~
EIonMusk
~~different angles and shit.
OverSpiced
That explosion is called a BLEVE. Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion. Some of the worst firefighting deaths are caused by those.
silpion
There's a worse fire type: electrical car fire
Stone163
BLEVE. Blast Leveling Everything Very Effectively.
Magillaguerilla22
Thanks kids next door
AnonOmis1000
I forgot that was a thing
maninthedarkness
Probably because it is just about the next level down from a fuel-air explosion.
illegalacorn
I mean, it is one, really.
wheredthatcomefrom
Best BLEVE it's nasty stuff
LanceCrossfire
Is that like throwing water on a oil fire? The explosion reminded me of that, albeit on a ginormous scale.
ArcTrooper501st
unBLEVEable!
CrazyCatLad
DO YOU BLEVE IN LIFE AFTER LOVE after love ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᶫᵒᵛᵉ
pookieeatworld
Godfuckingdammitfuckingfuck i hate you for putting that fucking song in my fucking head and I'm going to fucking end your fucking face!!!!!
therearenomoreusernamesleft
I can feel some thing in side me say, I really don't think tanks strong enough.ohh
AvariceAeternna
Often accompanied by a sound like a screaming jet engine or train locomotive from the pressure, warning you to get the fuck out
RyanTheComputerGuy
Basically burns your lungs like rice paper.
CIGG
I doubt it was a BLEVE as there needs to be sustained heat to boil the liquid. There was no time to heat that amount of LPG so most likely
BigHero3000
Good point. But never pass up a chance to use a cool acronym.
CIGG
The tank ruptured and a spark ignited the resultant vapour escaping which then ignored the remaining LPG. BLEVE 's are bad news though.
IjustsaywhatIthink
I respectfully disagree. A truck load of burning solvents is likely more than enough BTU production. The vapor production was delayed.
ravenssettle
This absolutely was a BLEVE. Notice the gray cloud of lpg that ignites? That's a telltale sign of a BLEVE.
bhunalund
TIL I get more world news from Imgur than a legit news site
dddddCommentSmasher
That one guy who was eaten by the flames... Holy shit :(
IndigoWendigo
Luckily for him, he died immediately in the crash. After causing it.
Jyrroe
Another comment says he's burned but alive.
KaiserGSaw
shit i hope he makes it!
RealSupersnad
That must have been loud as fuck.
TheAlbatrossFromTheMoon
My cousin was literally there, just 5/6 cars ahead. Scared the hell out of him.
CrazyCatLad
On the plus, he's no longer possessed by a demonic entity.
TheAlbatrossFromTheMoon
christinefromthebean
Rest In Peace
TheZade
pumpuppthesoundwaves
xD love it
BunnieWigglesworth
PlutoIX
EIonMusk
please stop
IBROKEMYCAPSLOCKBUTTON
This was a graphic on a Tshirt from tshirthell.com
IBROKEMYCAPSLOCKBUTTON
Was.
BunnyBooBear69
CountVorkosigan
How do I delete someone else's comment?
pumpuppthesoundwaves
//i.imgur.com/nkq3wGM.png
Minkaf
justadudewholovescats
ask them for there login credentials and use them to delete the comment.
justadudewholovescats
*their
bullshit
Smashing it with a hammer is a pretty reliable way to delete it from your screen.
Apeofdeath
If you are driving the flammable gas truck, check your brakes before getting out on the road
draughtvader
I would say it’s high time we find safer ways to transport dangerous chemicals to prevent an accident from being a horrible catastrophe
8008135calculator
I’d say hire drivers that pay attention. There was no attempt to turn or any evasive movements. Driver fucked uk.
joot
He may have been unconscious.
8008135calculator
Or he could have been playing angry birds. The vehicle never moved at all. If he’s went unconscious the vehicle path would have changed.
joot
Why would it change? That's not how physics works.
Magpiebones
Wasn't the flammable cargo truck crashed into from rear by the tank truck?
AnotherLowski
I think brake failure is far less probable than a distracted driver. In the first video I can't see any reaction whatsoever.
Zigor22
If that was a full truck, brakes may have lost effectiveness due to overheating. Or swerve into another lane, or wherever there’s room.
CoderWithoutCaffeine
Brake systems in trucks are not the same as in cars. There are separate supply lines for different wheels, air accumulators, low air >
CoderWithoutCaffeine
warning, parking brakes (spring). Brake failure to is highly unlikely to be the culprit. Stroke maybe we will never know.
zanoii
Yes, and if the brake lines fail, the brakes are applied. The opposite of what would happen in a car.
Tsumino79
vacuum brakes right? if theres a vacuum brakes are off if there isn't they are on hard
GiovaMoonVillain
Police think about a stroke
Bendebeer
Based on what..?? Dude was prolly texting or smth. I see people looking down their phone while driving all the time and then having to 1/2
Bendebeer
quickly to all kinds of maneuvers because they're crossing white lines, etc.. 2/2
JuxtaThePozer
Unfortunately you're probably right. Really pisses me off when I see people take their eyes off the road to use their phone. Can't you wait?
Daeyelle
What annoys me more than mobile users, is the incessant advertising that accompanies roads. We're supposed to be driving, not reading
highlifefin
I think about a mobile phone.
maninthedarkness
If you are driving the flammable bridge, check your stroke before getting in a bridge.
BunnieWigglesworth
LinkSouza
Yes. If your stroke fails, then get it replaced.
thewiggins
reading this, I think I might have had a stroke
nexusband
That's why collision avoidance systems are mandatory in every new truck sold in the EU. And they should be retrofitted on older trucks ->
nexusband
Delivering dangerous goods... Not everything the EU does is bad...
Vick4rs
There's a large number of legalisation that the EU actually gets right.
NegmieStar
Was this directed by Michael Bay?
squirrelrubbinghisnips
So how many deaths?
GiovaMoonVillain
Only one at now, 14 heavy injured, police man who arrived to stop the traffic and help people
CrazyCatLad
Wait, the driver of the truck didn't die?
GiovaMoonVillain
Yes, only the drive of the lpg truck, but 4 of the 14 are serious burn injuries
CrazyCatLad
Ah, okay, weren't sure if you were saying that the police officer that arrived was the death or not. Had to run to a meeting so didn't read.
jamesswann
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-crash-toll/italy-lowers-death-toll-in-bologna-crash-to-one-idUSKBN1KS1C6
yomommakenastun
I hope they have insurance
jjtallmantx
Driver won’t ever take his eyes off the road again. So much destruction.
Fifofu
Probably a coroner who will have to take the driver's eyes off the road.
browniesftw
if there's even that much left
SexyStarfish
vaporeyesd
Sigh101
What's LPG? Put away your phone while driving
GiovaMoonVillain
Liquid propane gas
SirChadwellHeath
or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a hydrocarbon gas that exists in a liquefied form. Examples of such are Butane and Propane; both are LPG
GiovaMoonVillain
Liquid propane gas
corbynDallas
The dude driving the mixer definitely burned up
dieselinmybeer
There is no mixer. That is a Liquid Petroleum Gas pressure tank.
corbynDallas
Yes I see that
CoderWithoutCaffeine
U might wanna Google how a mixer looks like cuz that's not a mixer.
corbynDallas
Yes I realise that thank you
CoderWithoutCaffeine
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fbutt09
+1 for eviscerated. RIP for the deaths.
TyrannosaurusMex
You mean evaporated? Cause definitely not eviscerated. Or immolated?
Epleskrott
Pretty sure the guy approaching in #2 died as well. Or is atleast extra crispy
fbutt09
Crispy? So he got a tan?
NotASheeple
Extra Cwispy
boodloop
In the bottom left of the explosion I see a face. At least that dude would be able to say “I got this tan from an explosion”
ManWithTurrets
Whatever company that owned that tanker is about to go bankrupt with that much damage
havald
Yeah, well, it's in Europe, so no
AmArschdieRaeuber
Insurance exist.
Munnin41
There were people walking by when the truck exploded in #2. Are they (somewhat) okay?
cinsoniTe
You got to be not okay to go near that thing in the first place.
GentlemanScientist
Two dead, 60 injured. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45087884
beerman669
sirrahmas
The only thing that bugs me about this community is the lack of empathy found on posts like this. This man died. They won't know why he -
sirrahmas
Crashed, probably ever. And us fucking losers are over here on the internet saying "good" and making death jokes. Fuck us.
Kremithe
Over 170,000 people die per day (of all causes, of all ages). Even though it's insensitive to dismiss or make fun of someone's death, some
Kremithe
have learned to be content with the fact that well, people die. And the fact that even when considering everyone between you and your
Kremithe
friends' friends' friends very likely make up less than 0.0001% of the world population (people you'd give at least a shred of a shit about)
Kremithe
you understand that a vast majority of deaths don't really affect you in any meaningful way, so it's easy to trivialize it to nothingness.
wilhelmsen
Any causalities?
PepeElToro0909
One death and 14 seriously injured
LTParry
Thought it was 2 dead and 60+ injured?
ronniecross
it was 2 dead but this was revised as 1. I've not heard '60' anywhere though, only 14.
LTParry
Ah yea, but it's up to at least 70 people injured, only 14 seriously.
ronniecross
Ah that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.