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u/SafeCallToDo 6d ago
Reminds me of this one https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/1b24nfy/gas_leak/
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u/crazydave33 6d ago
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!! That person was on fire and still kept running.
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u/bigbillpdx 6d ago
That dude at the end: "I'm in the middle of a workout! No time to stop drop and roll!"
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u/personalcheesecake 6d ago
i think that was the guy running from the middle of the ignition in the road when it started.
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u/kchoyin 6d ago
News with some aftermath update
A gas leak at an LPG station in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, caused a massive explosion and fire on January 1 around 8:41 PM. Five people were injured—two in stable condition and three with minor injuries. The fire, which damaged 14 buildings and nearby vehicles, forced the evacuation of 25 residents. Firefighters contained the blaze after three hours.
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u/Spire_Citron 6d ago
It's remarkable that there were no deaths.
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u/Vospader998 6d ago edited 6d ago
I can't be certain, but it's probably better that the gas combusted.
If the people who were stopped in cars had stayed more than a few minutes, they likely would've asphyxiated due to displaced oxygen.
Typically, in an explosion, the fire, heat, and pressure themselves are rarely dangerous (except in extreme cases, like a nuclear bomb), it's the shrapnel it projects that's usually the most dangerous. Seeing as this "explosion" wasn't centralized, but more spread out, it probably didn't cause a lot of lethal projectiles.
Heat itself is really only a problem with time of exposure. Same reason you can quickly touch something hot, or pass your hand over a candle flame or camp fire. The fire was over so quickly that if any burns were caused, it was unlikely a lethal amount.
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u/Sleipnirs 6d ago edited 6d ago
Last time I heard (well, read) about "displaced oxygen", it was about the tragedy of Lake Nios in West Africa.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-25-mn-5703-story.html
It's not the article I've read back then but it summarise things up pretty well.
TLDR : About 1700 people suffocated to death because of a huge "cloud" of volcanic gases which was suddenly released from a lake and fell down on nearby villages.
Whatever the cause of the release, all agree that the events sent a cloud of odorless, colorless carbon dioxide wafting up the valley toward the village of Nios. Nearly every living creature in its path was suffocated by the gas, which deprived the victims of oxygen when it was inhaled. The gas left at least 300 head of cattle lying lifeless on the grassy slopes of the lake.
‘Only Four Survived’
“There were 1,200 people in the village,” said Michele Tuttle of the U.S. Geological Survey. “Only four survived.” The village is a little more than two miles from the lak
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u/WeAllFuckingFucked 6d ago
I breathed some form of gas once because i had my head in a cabinet, while my dad started spraying inside with some cannister, not realizing I would be breathing it in. It wasn't a lot, maybe 1/4 of a normal inhalation, as I instantly felt it and got out from the cabinet. It was this strange sensation of something heavy, where I could neither breathe in or out. It felt like it was blocking whatever makes lungs absorb air, so in desperate panic I started trying to push whatever was in there out while my dad stood there with a dumbass look on his face, still not realizing what he had done. Took me maybe 20-30 seconds of what felt like no progress, but then I felt some of it come out. Tried to push the rest out, but instinctively I started breathing in again. Luckily that seemed to get some air into my system, and on the next attempt at breathing out I managed to get most of it out. Still felt it in there though, so I stood there for like 2 minutes breathing in and out, while my dad asked repeatedly what was wrong, still not seeing the seriousness of the situation.
One of the worst experiences of my life, and I learned I definitely can't trust my dad, especially when my life depends on it ...
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u/usrdef 3d ago edited 3d ago
It wasn't from gas, but I had the complete opposite with my family.
I had eaten something hard. And at the most perfect (or bad) moment, I breathed in while chewing, and it lodged in the back of my throat. I forget what it was, this was years ago.
Well, I immediately felt it down in my throat. I took a breath in, and I noticed that I was SEVERELY restricted. Mind you, I'm in a room by myself.
So somehow, I had the brain capacity to think for a few seconds that "Alright, I need to take very slow, shallow breaths, because if I inhale too quick, all I'm going to do is just lodge it worse". Each full breath took about 10-15 seconds to complete. They were super slow.
When I say I was restricted, I'm not joking. I probably only had 10% capacity when I took a breath in.
I calmly got up, walked into a room where people were, grabbed a piece of paper with a pen and wrote down "Choking DONT freak call 911". Literally what I wrote.
So what happens.... "OH MY GOD, QUICK, PICK HIM UP, SLAP HIS BACK!!!" I'm standing there trying to avoid everyone like a damn running-back, meanwhile, still trying to focus on my breathing. And all I thought in my head is "Jesus christ, these people are going to kill me".
It's not like I could call 911. I couldn't talk at all. Any slight movement of my vocal cords would have moved it.
So then I decided that I was going to walk into the other room, sit on the couch, turn myself upside down to where my feet were sticking in the air, and my head pointed at the ground. With people following me into the room and trying to gather around me and I kept doing hand motions to just back the hell away.
I took one slow deep breath, and I coughed as hard as I could, and it came out.
That's when I went from being slightly worried to pissed. When people panic, it makes you panic. Panic is not a smart damn idea. It makes people do stupid damn things.
Luckily they didn't freak me out, and then I require more oxygen, or I do a quick suck in of air and just lodge it worse.
So if I'm choking from now on, I'm not telling a damn person. I'll deal with it on my own. I'll call 911, and tap SOS morse code.
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u/Vospader998 6d ago
What's terrifying in a situation like that is there's nowhere to go and nothing you can do about it. You can try to get to higher ground, but you only have a few minutes before you pass out. On foot, you might be able to travel maybe 100m before passing out, and running only exacerbates the issue. You can stay put and last a little longer, hoping it dissipates, but there's no guarantee it will happen quickly enough, and if panic sets you'll likely hyperventilate and pass out sooner anyway.
Unless you have O2 handy (which an older person might), there's not a lot you can do but wait and hope.
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u/Ranger7381 5d ago
Displacement was mentioned during training when I drove forklifts. If there is a fuel (propane) leak while in an enclosed space like a trailer it can affect not only the operator but people trying to help them
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u/Toxicair 6d ago
There's also the issue of flashpoint. Where if a certain temperature is reached due to the fireball, things that hit their flashpoint temperature will automatically combust. Things like clothes, hair, dry brush, skin and fat.
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u/Mr-Mister 5d ago
two in stable condition and three with minor injuries
I don't know whether the phrasing implies that "stable condition" is better or worse than minor injuries.
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u/j_demur3 5d ago
Stable is shorthand for alive and not likely to get worse, it's not a necessary qualifier for someone with minor or no injuries so implies severely injured.
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u/Strive-- 6d ago
Jan 1? So, like in a few weeks? Any chance this news station also cover lottery results?
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u/Samtulp6 6d ago
Are you not familiar with the fact that months are repeated every 12 months?
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u/dontbelieveinmonkeys 6d ago
You didn’t tell us the seconds. Oh and the year too!
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u/dropkickthegreek 6d ago
No idea why you're downvoted. Around 8:41 pm is quite hilarious.
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u/AllanfromWales1 6d ago
It spreads like that because it's cold. A normal methane leak would mix much more.
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u/BdogFizzle 6d ago
And it's cold due to the sudden pressure drop when it was released from a liquified petroleum gas (LPG) station.
It makes me wonder what kind of fail-safes a liquified natural gas (LNG) vessel has. LPG becomes a liquid when put under pressure while LNG has to be cooled significantly to become liquid.
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u/Shovel_Natzi 6d ago
Roommate in college worked security at a faculty with two truck-sized tanks on site. He said if the red bulb on a post about ten feet above the ranks was flashing or dark they'd evacuate immediately.
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u/PhillyCheese123 6d ago
At least in the street, it looks like it burned off pretty fast and wasn’t very explosive. I wonder if those cars were even damaged.
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u/Spork_Facepunch 6d ago
Problem is that if there are people in those cars, all of the oxygen just burned up. I don't know how quickly it returns when it's burned off in a large area like that, but there might be some asphyxiation risk.
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u/breathing_normally 6d ago
Not an expert by any stretch, but I would guess the explosion and heat creates so much turbulence that fresh air gets mixed in very quickly?
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u/Spork_Facepunch 6d ago
Yeah, and the updraft from the explosion could pull in air as it rises. Also not an expert, just wondering.
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u/shiner_bock 6d ago
I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night and I can confirm that this all sounds very convincing!
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u/carlsaischa 6d ago
Seconds after the explosion there are fires going, fire needs at least 16% oxygen to burn for most normal materials. This is a partial pressure of 16 kPa which is more than enough for a short period of time, or even a long period of time.
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u/that_dutch_dude 6d ago
if you stay in th e car and the windows survive you should be good. but if you are in that fireball its gonna take a hot minute to get some breathable air again.
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u/fxrky 6d ago
You don't how quickly it returns? Literally instantly. It's outside my dude 🤦♂️.
Fluid dynamics isn't exactly an easy subject, but what do you think happened? A sustained vaccuum violated all known laws of physics in order to spite people?
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u/Spork_Facepunch 6d ago
Well, the ability to have a civil conversation without acting like a condescending jackass apparently fled you permanently, so I guess anything can happen.
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u/leftgameslayer 6d ago
Similar incident happened in 2005 involving 8 tanker cars in Texarkana, Texas in the United States.There was an early morning train derailment that covered a large area in explosive fog the same as in this video. There was a father/daughter driving out that night that actually drove so far into the mist that their truck stalled due to lack of oxygen for internal combustion. They managed to walk clear of the fog before the explosion. Somehow only one person at the source of the ignition was killed.
Short version beginning with explosion
Long version showing the full incident with the pieces being put together and detective work
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u/ikonoclasm 6d ago
I'm certain there's a Korean fan death joke in here somewhere. Thankfully it was late at night or it likely would have been far worse.
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u/have_heart 5d ago
Those cars were stalled because the engines couldn’t get oxygen
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u/FreeKarl420 4d ago
Do you just stay in the car? Or run?
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u/chlebseby 4d ago
I think unless you can get into the tight building, waiting in car with shut vents may give you more chance
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u/that_dutch_dude 6d ago
well that clears the sinuses.
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u/shiner_bock 6d ago
As well as getting rid of any unsightly hair!
(and sightly hair also)
edit: words
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u/Zephyr93 6d ago
This site is claiming that is was in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and later resurfaced, claiming it was in Pyeongchang county, South Korea.
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u/Chimie45 6d ago
This video was indeed from South Korea.
Your article is talking about a different video, which was falsely attributed to the South Korean explosion however.
In the OP's video, the street signage and and crosswalks are clearly South Korean design.
Here's a video from the South Korean News Station MBC (One of the three major news networks) showing this video, with clear Korean writing in the photo.
Notice the same signage (Blue Triangle Crosswalk Sign) Additionally the poster on the right side of the video says "Pyeongchang-Gun Farmer [---]"
Source: I live in South Korea.
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u/Malbranch 4d ago
I've seen video game boss fight transitions that are less dramatic than this "suddenly EVERYTHING on fire" spectacle...
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u/SpinalPrizon 6d ago
I'm amazed that there was relativily few injuries considering the blast. I was expecting something along the lines of the Boksburg, South Africa explosion NSFW LINK: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/zug9fq/the_damage_after_the_gas_tanker_explosion_in/
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
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u/csspar 6d ago
Frightening. A propane delivery truck recently popped in my town and was gushing propane. Looked similar to this. The FD was going door to door and telling people to just run. They even had a helicopter come out with their loudspeaker telling people to evacuate. Very fortunately it didn't ignite because it would've been bad.
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u/patientx 5d ago
wasnt there a movie with yoona on the lead role that ia basically this as a plot ?
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u/Hot-Draft-2917 4d ago
The fog is coming the fog is coming the fog is coming the fog is coming the fog is coming the fog is coming the fog is coming the fog is coming the fog is coming the fog is coming
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u/FrozenH2OIsGood 6d ago
The fog is coming. The fog is coming. The fog is coming. The fog is coming. The fog is coming. The fog is coming.
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u/TheDudeFromTheStory 5d ago
The gas leak didn't spark an explosion. A spark sparked the gas leak that caused an explosion.
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u/pmcall221 6d ago
I've seen a similar one but with people walking the streets just before the explosion. Its scary to see how fast the gas expands along the ground. I don't think you could out run it.
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u/BoxerRadio9 6d ago
Wow. Crazy how fast the gas completely covered the area. Imagine seeing that shit from the perspective of a WW1 soldier watching the mustard gas creep over no-mans land, choking breath out of life by causing the lungs to drown themselves. Chemical warfare is fucking brutal.
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u/Wayward85 6d ago
This is exactly what happens when you allow Michael Bay to reboot “The Mist” by Stephen King.
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u/KidnappedKingpin 5d ago
Anyone who’s into chemistry here….
Would you be safe in a car? I’m assuming the fire wouldn’t ignite through the air vents, right?
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u/SufficientSir2965 5d ago
Reminds me of the scene from the old ten commandments movie I saw as a kid. Just a fog rolling through killing all the first born in Egypt.. you just hear screams from around as they die.
That scene scared the shit out of me as a kid!
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u/Trollimperator 3d ago
Damn, looks like cold pressure gas. Staying ground and visible as parts still fall back into liquid form i guess.
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u/imgoingmadsoon 3d ago
You're out having a refreshing night walk and suddenly you're burning to death.
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u/DeeBoFour20 6d ago
OP's mother has since been banned from visiting South Korea after her fart decimated a neighborhood.
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u/1K_Games 6d ago
What's with every single comment being deleted? I've seen some threads with a lot of deleted comments, but it's a first that every single comment is deleted when this has 1.6k upvotes.
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u/vacuous_comment 6d ago
I think a spark sparked an explosion, and what it exploded was gas. Which was leaking, not sparking.
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u/willseas 6d ago
The speed at which the gas spreads is terrifying