Fire engulfs tanker in Port of Providence

[OhioChick]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. A tanker ship is engulfed in flames at the Port of Providence, Rhode Island.

The blaze is sending large plumes of smoke and fireballs into the air. The head of the Providence firefighter's union tells W-P-R-I television that every firefighter in town is on the scene.

Preliminary reports indicate lightning struck the ship. The ship is close to large storage tanks onshore.


http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=5168424&nav=2aKD

Saw a banner on MSNBC, but this is the only link that I could find.

[Sydnie]

1. They were actually offloading gasoline at the time of the strike

according to my local news. Part of the dock was on fire and the concern was that it would reach the storage tanks. They were able to power it out further away from the dock so it continues to burn further out in the harbor.

Just a preview of what could happen once they put those LNG tanks in Fall River, Mass.

Thank goodness no one seems to be hurt so far.

[Rainscents]

2. Fire Engulfs Dock In Port Of Providence

PROVIDENCE (RI) -- Fire engulfed a dock area at the Port of Providence on Tuesday night when lightning struck as a tanker was unloading gasoline, sending large plumes of smoke and fireballs into the air.

Providence Mayor David Cicilline told NBC 10 News that it was unclear whether the lightning struck the ship or the dock, but officials said the 600-foot tanker was able to safely pull away from the dock under its own power.

The fire began at about 10:30 p.m. as severe thunderstorms were moving through the Providence area.

http://www.turnto10.com/news/9539573/detail.html

:wow:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. If the tanker got away safely...

that means it's the storage tanks exploding.

Well. That sucks.

[Rainscents]

9. Viva...

Are you hearing any fire balls going through the sky in your area? It's been report it here on teevee right now here! Teevee is making sound like, some sort of incoming missiles ( LOL ). It sounds like to me lot of metro activities going on this evening here. Are you seeing anything at your place?

[babylonsister]

4. Providence Michigan or RI or MA or ???? nt

[Rainscents]

7. RI

I'll fix it.

[MADem]

5. Eh, just another disaster in Bush World....it's like the shitty Nixon era

War, pestilence, fetid canals and groundwater, toxic waste, rusty cars, and tragedy after tragedy after tragedy.

A grey, frightening life, full of despair, fear, uncertainty and inflation.

A bitter malaise across the land....

[evlbstrd]

6. And yet, Jimmy Carter named the malaise,

and it was pinned on him.

[babylonsister]

8. Did you feel this bad with the info you had in the Nixon era? Seriously...

I'd like to know, and if you did, how have you lived so long and ?prospered?

[MADem]

10. Yeah, the Nixon era SUCKED. Inflation was horrible. The government

was crumbling. The President was insane. The air was dank and rank.

Feels a lot like nowadays.

We survived because of Jimmy Carter. He was the real deal when it came to bringing "honor and dignity" back to the White House. He set the bar higher. And then, despite the Reagan-Bush years, we did have Tip O'Neill.

And then we had Clinton.

Now, we're back on the dark side of the moon.

[Sherman A1]

11. Well Said