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Michigan

Johnny2X2X

(21,485 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2024, 10:32 PM Mar 2024

Massive explosions in Clinton township

Been going on for over an hour. A factory that makes nitrous oxide tanks. Unreal.

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Massive explosions in Clinton township (Original Post) Johnny2X2X Mar 2024 OP

"makes nitrous oxide tanks" means makes tanks, or fills existing tanks, or what? RockRaven Mar 2024 #1

Here Old Crank Mar 2024 #2

ONE DEAD- ONE HOSPITALIZED. James48 Mar 2024 #3

They weren't supposed to have these gas cannisters on site Johnny2X2X Mar 2024 #4

RockRaven

(16,128 posts)

1. "makes nitrous oxide tanks" means makes tanks, or fills existing tanks, or what?

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2024, 10:34 PM

Mar 2024

Old Crank

(4,532 posts)

2. Here

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Tue Mar 5, 2024, 01:40 AM

Mar 2024

https://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2024/03/04/explosions-clinton-township-groesbeck/72846780007/

James48

(4,580 posts)

3. ONE DEAD- ONE HOSPITALIZED.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Wed Mar 6, 2024, 08:22 AM

Mar 2024

That company apparently made "VAPE PENS", which include butane, and nitrous oxide.

No wonder kids like to VAPE. It's got Nitrious Oxide inside.

Johnny2X2X

(21,485 posts)

4. They weren't supposed to have these gas cannisters on site

Reply to James48 (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 6, 2024, 08:31 AM

Mar 2024

They had hundreds of these 20 pound tanks and they weren't licensed to store them at this facility.

The notrous was for making flavored Whip-Its, which are small cartridges restaurants use to aerate whipped cream. But kids have been huffing Whip-Its for decades to get high. Been around since the 80s. Flavoring them is not a part of cooking, it's done to make them more appealing to children and it should be illegal. Flavored vaping should also be illegal. We're literally allowing people to market dangerous drugs to school children by making them taste like their favorite candy.

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