Massive fire in NKC or Fairfax

scooterj · Post by **scooterj** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:45 pm

There's a huge fire with flames visible miles away. Lighting triggered maybe? Anyone know what it is?

shaffe · Post by **shaffe** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:50 pm

channel 5 says it's fairfax, 401 donovan. google maps puts it right next to the gm plant.

guess i'll head up to my roof to see what i can see.

910penn · Post by **910penn** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:55 pm

Was just out on the fire escape here at 2nd and delaware, fire seemed to be raging pretty hard. Parents called and said it was a gm plant.

Tosspot · Post by **Tosspot** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:55 pm

Scooter, you crack me up - you're always the one who starts these fire/explosion/disaster threads.

KCLover · Post by **KCLover** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:01 pm

Apparently lightning from these storms hit a gas tank and theres a structure on fire due to that. Flames were shooting up very high, well above the trees and everything around by a long shot.

zonk · Post by **zonk** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:03 pm

yep...fairfax tank farm....unleaded fuel. as NBC Action New reports.....HUGE FIRE.....Crazy with all the deluge of rain tonight, that it didn't hit this area.

from the tv...looks like the bottom of the tank is buckling.....hopefully doesn't burst!

shaffe · Post by **shaffe** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:03 pm

man this sucks, my building (professional building) isn't tall enough to get me a view of the fire.

PumpkinStalker · Post by **PumpkinStalker** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:04 pm

So does this count as another gm plant closing?!

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:05 pm

Tune in ch 41, they have a chopper circulating. Tank of unleaded gas...

910penn · Post by **910penn** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:07 pm

I saw about 6 or 7 people around my area down here taking shots; by any chance are some of them KCRag forumers? photos?

shaffe · Post by **shaffe** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:07 pm

Cyclops wrote: Tune in ch 41, they have a chopper circulating. Tank of unleaded gas...

holy shit that is awesome!

too bad all the rain is south, the firefighters could probably use a hand with this one.

HalcyonKC · Post by **HalcyonKC** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:09 pm

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:11 pm

shaffe wrote: holy shit that is awesome!

too bad all the rain is south, the firefighters could probably use a hand with this one.

They were trying to keep the next tank downwind cool... good luck with that. That suckers going to burn for a long time.

FangKC · Post by **FangKC** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:29 pm

KMBC reports that it's a tank containing gasoline at the Magellan Fuel petroleum distribution terminal south of the GM Plant. The terminal facility processes and distributes various varieties of gasoline, ethanol, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel.

Firefighters are setting up a perimeter to keep it from spreading to the other tanks at the facility. The burning tank is out of control and it appears firefighters will have to just let it burn itself out.

http://www.kmbc.com/news/16483000/detail.html

FangKC · Post by **FangKC** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:37 pm

The tank has been breached and gasoline is leaking out into the containment basin.

K.C.Highrise · Post by **K.C.Highrise** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:37 pm

Wow, just across the river, have a great view.

zonk · Post by **zonk** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:38 pm

great shots Halcnon...as of the tv....looks like the tank has been breached...and collapsed spilling out.

sorry...repeated.....leakage now on fire.

AllThingsKC · Post by **AllThingsKC** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:41 pm

It can be seen from Metro North Mall!

PumpkinStalker · Post by **PumpkinStalker** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:41 pm

The skyline from CC looks so ominous!

KansasCityCraka · Post by **KansasCityCraka** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:44 pm

They just said that one of these tanks can hold around $2 million dollars worth of unleaded gasoline.

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