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Massive explosion in north Toronto, Ontario

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Uploaded by on Aug 10, 2008

At this point (4:37 a.m. Aug. 30) we don't know whether the explosion was chemical or by virtue of its proximity to the Toronto Airport if a plane had crashed. This was the southwest view of it, filmed at the corner of Sheppard and Bathurst.

Update 12:46 a.m.: turns out it was a propane plant explosion. Company is Sunrise Propane.

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  • first time ive seen this.. oh what a day! i lived there wilson and murray, and we were jolted out of bed by a loud explosion and we thought the airplane factory -- bombardier -- exploded!! we ran out of our beds in pyjamas, literally ran on our foot some residents didnt have shoes on. we thought we were going to die just didnt have enough time to look pretty or even covered up properly. i ended up running to the corner dufferin, on foot. i thot i would have a heart attack. OH BOY!

  • @elrem27 I was sure a bomb had gone off.

  • Someone asked if they knew what the cause was. The answer is "not yet". There are a lot of safety issues to deal with first before the fire marshall can finish investigating.

  • The camera wasn't on when the initial explosion happened. See this again and turn the sound up - you'll hear the subsequent explosions.

  • Its people like you SBR88 that give American's such a bad name. NO RESPECT for the fact that Bob Leek (25 year Veteran of the Toronto Fire Department) died in this explosion. Everyone check his channel, remember his ugly mug, and hopefully if you ever cross my border and I come face to face with you, I'll give you a warm welcome with a Curb Stomping.

  • He's been blocked and his comments have been removed. I believe in freedom of expression but when trolls show up trying to stir up shit - they get no tolerance.

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  • I wish I was there. Nothing exciting happens in life, and when something does happen, you always miss it.

  • You think this is funny? Fuck you man. This is a disaster.

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  • @HasaoAkira only 1 man died and he was a brave firefighter. some disater this was. and i live at jane and trethewey. luckily i was on vaca in NS but still they deserved to get blown up cause sunrise had a incident yrs b4

  • ans you didn`t even post the big explosion. lame

  • @wolfshades actually a huge propane depot blew up... which is what u recorded... watched it on TV once

  • Cloverfield...

  • best footage

  • once i heard the bang i woke up there was light everywhere

  • Propane and propane accessories.

  • I remember that night :( I'm all the way at the west end but I still heard all the explosions pretty clearly :[ Sure woke me up

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