|
|
|
What's IotD? The interesting, amazing, or mind-boggling images of our days. |
|
IotD Stuff |
|
Permalink Latest Image |
|
|
|
Some folks who have noticed IotD
Neatorama |
|
Common image haunts
Astro Pic of the Day |
|
Advertising |
January 9, 2007: Island blown up by gas cooker
(Thanks to lurker Spacecow.) Off the northern coast of Panama are a bunch of sandbars and tiny little islands. One mile north of the coast is the island of Soledad Miria. Over 1000 people live there.
Or at least they used to. Just before the end of the year, a gas cooker malfunctioned, creating a massive explosion and fire that leveled over half the dwellings there.
|
The blast caused an inferno that leapt from hut to hut, taking less than ten minutes to sweep across half the shanty town-style community. As gas cylinders in more wooden homes exploded, many of Soledad Miria's 1,014 inhabitants dived into the sea or took to fishing boats to escape. More than a third - 348 - were injured but, amazingly, no one died. |
glatt Tuesday Jan 9 03:32 PM
That's horrible, but I have to wonder if the others are saying to themselves "Hey, look at all that space over there. Now I can build the big shack I always dreamed of."
Undertoad Tuesday Jan 9 03:49 PM
I have to think that the people on that little mini-island at the bottom feel better about their decision to remain aloof.
barefoot serpent Tuesday Jan 9 04:16 PM
as long as they don't burn their bridges...
BigV Tuesday Jan 9 04:19 PM
I told you deep frying turkeys can be dangerous. [/scold]
Shawnee123 Tuesday Jan 9 04:31 PM
|
Originally Posted by Undertoad
I have to think that the people on that little mini-island at the bottom feel better about their decision to remain aloof.
|
Griff Tuesday Jan 9 05:07 PM
Google Earth has that labeled as Moderator Island...
xoxoxoBruce Tuesday Jan 9 06:34 PM
I wonder what caused the fire to stop along that line?
Sheldonrs Tuesday Jan 9 06:35 PM
|
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
I wonder what caused the fire to stop along that line?
|
barefoot serpent Tuesday Jan 9 06:37 PM
orrrrrrrrrr, that's where it started and the wind was blowing right-to-left.
tw Tuesday Jan 9 07:12 PM
|
Originally Posted by glatt
That's horrible, but I have to wonder if the others are saying to themselves "Hey, look at all that space over there. Now I can build the big shack I always dreamed of."
|
richlevy Tuesday Jan 9 07:18 PM
|
Originally Posted by BigV
I told you deep frying turkeys can be dangerous. [/scold]
|
wolf Wednesday Jan 10 01:42 AM
That was no gas cooker fire. El Gordito was horsing around with his buds and said something on the order of "Pedro, hold my cerveza, por favor, while I light my farts. I ate like a gallon of refried beans, man!"
SPUCK Wednesday Jan 10 06:13 AM
| Google Earth has that labeled as Moderator Island... |
Bromskloss Wednesday Jan 10 07:12 AM
|
Originally Posted by SPUCK
I think they dun run clean outta moderator that day.
|
xoxoxoBruce Wednesday Jan 10 10:25 AM
Maybe not, maybe the Moderator saved half the island. 
Shawnee123 Wednesday Jan 10 10:28 AM
The people who got voted off the island are breathing a huge sigh of relief and saying "naa naa naa naa naa na."
Undertoad Wednesday Jan 10 10:39 AM
Flame wars can be devastating.
glatt Wednesday Jan 10 10:44 AM
Does this image remind anyone else of SimCity after a fire disaster, but before the Sims rebuild? I should try to find a screen shot of that old game.
|
Your reply here?
The Cellar Image of the Day is just a section of a larger web community: a bunch of interesting folks talking about everything. Add your two cents to IotD by joining the Cellar. |