Powder Truck

[WALKERs210]

If someone can use Photoshop or other type software and zoom in on the placards you can get an idea as to what the truck is carrying. It looks like two different colored placards one orange the second yellow, and with my eyes it looks like an oxidizer.

 

[Lunie]

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=92793



Sounds like a good tag line

"The driver of the truck was flown by Air Med to University Hospital, to the burn unit to be treated for his injuries. He is listed in stable condition tonight and is not expected to be hospitalized for much longer.

Of course, the good news that we can report tonight is that everyone survived this terrible accident. The Transportation Department now faces a huge reconstruction project on Highway 6, the likes of which it's never seen."

 

[444]

newbuckeye

That is absolutely incredible.



FWIW: as a newly retired professional firefighter: if we were taking pictures of anything, on duty, we would be facing possible termination. But, with something like this, they might make an exception.

 

[BADUNAME30]

If someone can use Photoshop or other type software and zoom in on the placards you can get an idea as to what the truck is carrying. It looks like two different colored placards one orange the second yellow, and with my eyes it looks like an oxidizer.

Orange would be EXPLOSIVES.
OXIDIZER would be yellow.
I can't see a yellow one with my bad eyes but that doesn't mean it aint there.
Those signs are 'flip' signs and one could have flipped from EXPLOSIVES to OXIDIZER.
They all look orange to me.

 

[JessieAMorris]

BlackNet asked me to post here.

I'm a Spanish Fork native. I lived in Spanish Fork at the time that truck exploded. Here's a Google Maps link to about where I live and where the explosion happened. If you look at the point "B" you can see how it blew out the side of the mountain. This was a big explosion.

Luckily, somehow, no one died. It was a pretty incredible thing, though. You could hear it down in the valley, 15 miles away, easy.

Highway 6 is also a large traffic highway. It carries a large majority of the traffic heading from the west to Colorado area.

 

[Patocazador]

Exactly what was the truck carrying in the way of explosives (Utah)?

 

[BADUNAME30]

Exactly what was the truck carrying in the way of explosives (Utah)?

According to the article that will not be disclosed.

 

[newbuckeye]

The only thing that has ever been said as far as the cargo was "Industrial grade explosives". They won't disclose it because they don't want to scare the holy bejeasus out of the public. If people only knew what those colored diamond shaped signs meant......

I used to travel that road a lot, and yes, it was an incredible scene. Those rail road tracks were blown out of place and twisted, a feat not easily done.

 

[Jaymo]

I agree with you, Jim. If I had to pick between those two ways of dying, I'd pick the kaboom. Burns are the worst, whether chemical, radiant, flame.

That powder truck is impressive. If I had that much powder, I'd go to the range every day, and hunt every weekend.

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

Busyhands94, you are an incredible young man. Your prior post shows that. You are compassionate, knowledgeable, articulate, intelligent, curious and adventurous. I have been following your posts for a while and if there were many more young people like you, the future of this nation would be in good hands. Just wish there were more like you. Oh I am sure you sometimes stray from the straight and narrow, but who hasn't in their lifetime. Anyone who says differently is a liar, it is all a part of life. It is how you conduct yourself the other 99% of the time that counts. I will end this post and hope it doesn't destroy your humility.