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Dec 7, 2007 | 12:23 PM

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hofuf

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Originally Posted by Nitramjr

The "trillion" was an obvious exaggeration since I didn't know the exact amount. It is actually three to four billion. Still, lots of LNG.

http://www.distrigas.com/

I'm not sure which of the tanks shown in the photo are the LNG and which are used to store other petroleum products but I don't think there are any floating roof tanks left around here. Either way, lots of potential BOOM there.

Thanks Nitramjr,
I now see what you are referring to. The website says the terminal holds 3.4 billion cubic feet of LNG. You're exactly right. That's a lot of potential energy.

Dec 7, 2007 | 06:35 PM

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cdrmotorsports

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From: Lancaster, MA

I keep seeing this on the news. Everytime I watch the videos I'm more and more amazed that nobody was hurt. That must have been very scary for them.

Dec 8, 2007 | 07:21 AM

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From: Sunny tourist infested FL

My sister lives less a few streets over from where the accident happened. She said she could see the flames over the roofs of the houses across the street from her.