FUEL Barge Explodes Near Carnival Triumph!

Happened at 8:30 approx.,fuel barge in Mobile River explodes near Carnival Triumph.Watching on local news,said it's still burning.I have no links-no video,feature phone.Mods please delete if this is insuffient.Thanks.

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MFRD: Fuel barges explode, on fire

MOBILE, Ala (WALA) - The Mobile Fire and Rescue Department said units are on scene on east side of Mobile River where two fuel barges has exploded and are on fire.

Lt. Mike Clawson said a natural gas barge exploded this evening around 8:30 p.m.

It happened between the Bankhead Tunnel and waterways.

Members of the Coast Guard are on the scene investigation the cause. Officials said no one died, but some of crew reported burn injuries.

Two massive explosions rock Mobile, Alabama

Two large explosions on a fuel barge in Mobile, Alabama could be felt from miles away in Spanish Fort and Daphne, Alabama, over 10 miles away across the river, according to local reports.

The blast occurred on a natural gas barge on the east side of Mobile River around 8:30 pm local time. Officials told Fox 10 News that there were no fatalities although some crew memebers did report burn injuries.

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www.fox10tv.com Has more information. Reporting now. Mobile Alabama is location.

Three people reported injured,reporters saying natural gas.May have been sparked by static,explosions felt for miles.Another explosion on air!

reply to post by BlueAjah Thank you so much!

reply to post by Chansi3 Thank you for clarification.I was in a rush,astonished.

Civilian death being reported.Evacution in place in the riverside.

From one of my Twitter feeds (sorry about caps but im too tired right now to convert)

ALABAMA: RIGHT NOW - A THIRD EXPLOSION AT MOBILE RIVER IN ALABAMA. MULTIPLE INJURIES REPORTED.

If thats an LNG ship you DO NOT want to be anywhere near it, LNG ships going boom are a total nightmare, never really happens, nobody is really sure how to deal with them.

Found this
Barge

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wow..here is a pic of the scene..pretty scary.

Death is unsure.Fox Ten is the best news source in this area.This is scary because family is 1-2 miles from there.Thankfully there's no wind at the moment.

reply to post by opethPA Thanks for the image.It is scary!The river there is pretty narrow.So much close by.

4th explosion just happened.The Convention Center shook according to report.

This is terrible.
What in god's name is going on with all the explosions lately!!?

It's becoming all too common place all too quickly.

There's an explosion here, no wait there's a bomb over there, no wait another explosion.... TOO MUCH

My thoughts are with anyone caught up in this latest tragedy.

This doesn't have anything to do with this explosion, but at the same time as this, there is a bomb threat in San Dimas Cali - people are being evac'd.

So much going on at the same time.

Sure seems like anything that can go wrong lately, is. Really seems like the world is falling apart, on just about every front.


Hope nobody is seriously injured.

reply to post by Tuttle Yes it is LNG.If this had happened in daytime,loss of life would have been highly likely.

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