Spectator loses part of his leg in implosion

[Archae]

Source: WISN-TV, Milwaukee

(CNN) —A man standing more than 1,000 feet away lost part of one leg when he was hit by debris from a power plant implosion early Saturday, police in Bakersfield, California, said.

Two other people injured by flying shrapnel were treated on the scene.

The scheduled implosion of the Kern Power Plant in Bakersfield occurred at 6 a.m. (9 a.m. ET).

The man with the most significant injuries was airlifted to Fresno to be treated, police Lt. Scott Tunnicliffe told CNN. One leg was partially amputated and the other was severely injured, Tunnicliffe said.

Read more: http://www.wisn.com/news/national/Spectator-loses-part-of-his-leg-in-implosion/-/9373390/21319792/-/qf48u3/-/index.html#ixzz2ax28ZslN

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Somebody really screwed up.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. People have been killed at these "spectator events"

[petronius]

2. Eh, implosion - explosion - what's the difference? We got yer building down

for ya, didn't we?

Hope the man recovers as comfortably as possible, with proper support and compensation...

[tblue]

3. If there's gonna be a big boom

go the other way! Seriously, who needs to watch things go boom, and what a price to pay for that. I hope no children were hurt there.

[NV Whino]

4. Sounds like someone got their ims mixed up with their exes.

[Posteritatis]

6. Still a lot of kinetic energy in the ims

All but a few kilos might dome down where they're supposed to, but there's always a chance of a piece getting launched out from the pressure of the collapse. Think of shooting a seed between your fingers, stuff like that.

[alp227]

5. Bakersfield Californian article...

Shrapnel injures several after PG&E implosion at power plant

[Lonr]

7. Experts can fail

to properly "implode" a structure, even after weeks of preparation. Yet we are to believe WTC 1, 2 and 7 imploded by themselves? Please...

[Igel]

8. They didn't implode.

They didn't explode.

They fell.

[Lonr]

9. Straight down,

through the path of greatest resistance, in a clearly impossible violation of the laws of physics, unless something was used to move the mass of the lower floors out of the way.

[Kennah]

10. Something was used. Burning jet fuel.

Say hi to Alex Jones.

[Agschmid]

11. Please name all the "laws" of physics.... and then tell me how you are qualified to make that call.

[Angleae]

12. Where did you expect them to fall? Up?