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cprise

(8,445 posts) Fri Apr 26, 2013, 08:16 PM Apr 2013

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Can this be anything other than a methane leak?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/video/2013/apr/26/pimlico-pavement-explosion-passerby-video

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Can this be anything other than a methane leak? (Original Post) cprise Apr 2013 OP

Yeah it could be a electrical cable failure as claimed. PoliticAverse Apr 2013 #1

Good One! dballance Apr 2013 #2

Definitely. Methane would have leveled the place. Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #3

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Yeah it could be a electrical cable failure as claimed.

Reply to cprise (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 08:19 PM

Apr 2013

"The explosion is believed to have been caused by a fault on the underground electricity network, which carrying up to 11,000 volts".

dballance

(5,756 posts)

2. Good One!

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 08:24 PM

Apr 2013

I laughed.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

3. Definitely. Methane would have leveled the place.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 08:26 PM

Apr 2013

This was over in a flash and then nothing.

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