https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/explosion-train-car-carrying-perchloric-acid-triggers-four/
https://twitter.com/i/status/1702406123318383090
It must have been labelled "handle with no care", eh?
FJB Amerika looks a lot like an Ayn Rand novel many of us know well...
Vox Day has been posting about the general lack of competence, but not real recently.
Perchloric acid is one of the strongest acids known. At room temperature, aqueous solutions up to 72% do not have significant oxidizing power, and the corrosive properties are very similar to other mineral acids. However, the oxidizing power increases with concentration and temperature. Concentrated perchloric acid (72%) heated above 150?C is a strong oxidizer, and reacts violently with organic material, which has resulted in devastating explosions in the past.
I see that the volunteer fire dept is involved. I wonder how prepared they are for this? I hope that given the large RR yards they have special equipment and training.
I read that the east Palestine OH area has higher dioxin concentrations than Times Beach MO (which I toured long ago). Dunno if that is true.
