The pictures tell the story!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-03/truck-explosion-wa-goldfields-mining-blasting-/101609164
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-03/truck-explosion-wa-goldfields-mining-blasting-/101609164
You could see it from the Cosmo community which was only a few kimās away and has about 100 residents"Residents were warned to stay inside and turn off their air-conditioning after a cloud of hazardous smoke was blown into the air"
not many residents out there, reporters just reading what someone has scripted for them
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It says "ammonium nitrate emulsion". Can "gassing" occur prior to it being pumped into the hole, making it more sensitive?Must have been a combination of conditions for the ammonia nitrate to explode? 400+ degrees temp or combined with oil (diesel) + heat.
Usually one of the safest explosives to transport.
Probably still in psychological rehab....Wooo, that truck driver after decoupling the trailer must of stomped on it something fierce. So much so the article mentions nothing about him after he decoupled the trailer.
These guys driving this stuff are usually pretty chill and know what the hazards are, risked his balls for sure but a calculated risk.Probably still in psychological rehab....
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