Boom!
August 9, 2005
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Wow, so The Environmental Quality Company in Wayne, MI is currently exploding. Damn.
UPDATE: …and here’s what they do: http://www.eqonline.com/services/audit-mdiwdi/facility_overview.pdf
UPDATE 2: I’ll add photo links here:
· http://www.nuxx.net/gallery/v/random_stuff/eqc_explosion_2.png.html
UPDATE 3: All photos moved to here (photo gallery retired).
UPDATE 4: Okay, so it seems that this was actually EQ’s company EQ Resource Recovery, Inc.. All the photos have been moved to here, a more appropriately named site.
Damn, stay far away from THAT hot hazardous waste explosion action. :(
Oh, hell yeah. This is a hazardous waste processing facility.
The only one in Michigan, and I think one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) in the midwest. Right near 94, too.
Are you sure? I question that, as there’s a lot of stuff up this way, too… And near the rouge river…
It’s what my professor always used to say- he was pretty kooky, but generally dead-on. I, of course, taking the almighty professor’s word for it, have not actually researched the place.
And keep in mind that a lot of companies will do a fair amount of hazardous materials processing on-site/in-company, because it’s cheaper. And, I believe, less regulated. So it’s entirely possible, MI being a hotbed of auto industry-ness, that there are several other company-specific hazmat processing site in addition to EQ. EQ’s major distinction is that they’re open to the public. …yeah, now that I think about it, it’s the only PUBLIC hazmat site. Durr. Way to go me, thinking at this time of night.
Still hideous stuff.
Oh, interesting… I think I’ll read more about them come morning. :) Goodnight, for now…
I just turned on the news before I seen your post. This thing is HUGE.
ack. it’s about 4 miles from our house :(
Oh, hot. Go see it!
haha i dunno, they’re still not sure what chemicals are involved. i think i’ll wait :)
they said it’s mostly de-icing stuff for planes, basically they convert hazardous waste to a “nicer” compound to bury somewhere.
ick.
Wow, that’s crzy. You should go drive by it and take some pics! LOL
Except…. It’s in Wayne. And it’s closed off.
yaaaay! fire!!!
i heard no one was killed, thats good to hear.
Holy Carp batman!!
Ok … that is a chemical plant … I have a feeling in a couple of days / weeks we will have some super mutants to deal with. I kept warning people about the danger of chemical plants / explosions and the inevidable mutants that would result from said explosions … but NOOO No one ever listens to Kevin now do they!! On the bright side no humans where hurt (at least not until the mutants are released).
Re: Holy Carp batman!!
Well, at least all the crap will blow to the east and fall on Ontario. It worked good for the generator, too… ;)
Re: Holy Carp batman!!
That’s the most paranoid thing I’ve ever heaaaaaargh aigh errrgh aiiiiiiii
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mmmmmm… brains…
i loved the interviewees on fox 2..kids outside on their tricycles..yeeha! happy day!
I’m just here to post the icon.
that place is about 1/4 mile down the road from where i work. i took yesterday off so i didnt see it happen, but my father was there and said they could watch the fireball from work. they evacuated our plant at 10 and im not sure if there is going to be work tonight or not.