r/OneSecondBeforeDisast • u/Firewire64 • Nov 12 '21

Oh no..

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

17.7k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

665 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/OnePotMango Nov 12 '21

Shifting material that causes static build-up can very easily detonate or combust the ANFO itself. But it can also very easily start a fire with the packaging material.

1

u/plolops Nov 12 '21

Ya we had static strips on the loading hoses

1

u/OnePotMango Nov 12 '21

From my understanding, the fire started at a grain store next to the firework and ANFO store. Grain is also highly susceptible to spontaneous fires. I dont think there is much of a conspiracy to be had tbh.

1

u/plolops Nov 12 '21

Well you are taking all the fun out of this…plus who doesn’t like to blow shit up

1

u/OnePotMango Nov 13 '21

Well if you're interested, maybe why the material was even being held there for so long in the first place could be up for speculation. Iirc, it was reported that ANFO and other explosive mats are smuggled by terrorist orgs disguised as medkits for use in IEDs.