Author Topic: JJ's on the Plaza just blew up... (Read 26229 times)

ksupamplemousse · « **on:** February 19, 2013, 06:25:35 PM »

about 20 minutes ago, there was an explosion and it felt like the windows of my apartment were going to shatter, and I looked out the window and saw that JJ's was engulfed in flames. Scary stuff.

AbeFroman · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:27:52 PM »

Supposedly a car ran into the building, causing a gas leak and subsequent explosion. Hope people were out of there before the explosion.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:28:48 PM »

Clams?!

kim carnes · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:30:34 PM »

CNS · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:32:31 PM »

Watching it on the news. Huge fire. Huge. Scary stuff considering the amount of traffic, business, and population immediately there.

mocat · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:33:54 PM »

Black smoke everywhere. Holy crap

steve dave · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:34:03 PM »

CLAMS!

Bloodfart · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:34:18 PM »

Damn hope everyone is ok.

jmlynch1 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:35:10 PM »

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #9 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:38:13 PM »

Would have been pretty busy about 5:30 but maybe folks bugged out before it went up.

DQ12 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:39:21 PM »

...clams?

AppleJack · « **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:39:51 PM »

not sounding good

ben ji · « **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:43:05 PM »

Was walking my dog in prairie village and heard the boom clearly, sounded like a fort riley round.

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CNS · « **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:43:18 PM »

From KSHB website:

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A woman who lives on the same block of JJ's said she smelled smoke about 15 minutes before the fire broke out.

One viewer tweeted us that he felt his house shake from the explosion. He lives at 57th & Locust.

Read more: http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/local_news/car-hits-gas-line-sparks-explosion-on-country-club-plaza#ixzz2LOaB8L9c

the former gives hope that most had time to get out.

The latter gives pause as to size, as the fire is at 48th street and the guy felt his house shake at 57th.

I_have_purplewood · « **Reply #14 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:43:46 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on February 19, 2013, 06:34:03 PM

CLAMS!

Dub · « **Reply #15 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:44:35 PM »

Friend said it smelled like gas pretty bad a block away when she got home 5 min before explosion, then her apartment shook violently. Hopefully people realized not to stay in JJ's if it smelled that potent.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:44:48 PM »

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #17 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:45:42 PM »

I want clams to call into Larry Moore with a report than sign off with a "goEMAW.com" like bababooey

AppleJack · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:46:08 PM »

a bro on the scene says there are people getting CPR

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:49:11 PM »

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #20 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:49:56 PM »

Quote from: AppleJack on February 19, 2013, 06:46:08 PM

a bro on the scene says there are people getting CPR

T's & P's.

'taterblast · « **Reply #21 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:50:04 PM »

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Channel 9 just said a waitress left work feeling ill because of a heavy gas odor.

Bloodfart · « **Reply #22 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:51:23 PM »

Quote from: emawblast on February 19, 2013, 06:50:04 PM

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Channel 9 just said a waitress left work feeling ill because of a heavy gas odor.

WTF? So they kept working after a car crashed into the building?

CNS · « **Reply #23 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:51:46 PM »

Quote from: emawblast on February 19, 2013, 06:50:04 PM

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Channel 9 just said a waitress left work feeling ill because of a heavy gas odor.

Lucky.

That said, how does anyone let a strong gas odor go on long enough for someone to complain and leave early. I mean, if you work in a kitchen and smell that heavy of a gas odor, it should ring some major alarm bells.

AppleJack · « **Reply #24 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:52:56 PM »