Giant Explosion in North Toronto

Giant Explosion in North Toronto. This is the second explosion. The first one almost shook me out of bed. This one happened about 7 minutes later. The fireball was much bigger than this in total and was so bright I had to shield my eyes. I've never seen anything like it. The sound came a minute later. Again the whole building shook, although nowhere near as much as the first one.

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rockpowered says:

Good Capture - scared the heck out of me and my family
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

hebig says:

thx for sharing!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Canonized says:

Holy crap! What happened????????

I saw the youtube video on the National Post and so many Toronto voices erupted during the fireball.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

scott3eh says:

Propane plant exploded, I hear. No news yet.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

andersdenkend says:

Mega scary.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

TheWitchDoctress says:

CP24 is now showing the scene right now.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

KittyCanuck says:

Holy crap!

I used to live at Jane/Finch when I was at York U!
Been reading about this all morning.

Scary stuff. Great photos, though.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

thommango says:

Nice shot. Thanks for sharing. I like your lightning shots too.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Mannequin- says:

Exposure Bias: -8/3 EV

Huh? Also, why ISO 100? You could have gone to 400 easily and upped the shutter speed or narrowed aperture for sharpness.

It's still pretty noisy at ISO 100, which I don't understand. Great composition though! :)

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Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

tomms says:

great capture
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Anthony416 says:

insane.
www.flickr.com/photos/12742273@N04/
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Anthony416 says:

I felt like I was in the movie Cloverfield
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

scotthughes5150 [deleted] says:

Im in Forest Hill, it shook my windows and the explosions were sooooooo loud it was as if it was right outside

great set of photos
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

sinfxphotography says:

WOW!!!
WEIRD STORY... I LEFT KEELE AND WILSON (WHICH IS WHERE IT HAPPENED) AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE THE EXPLOSION!
I live only a block away and felt the explosion while in sleep... cannot believe there was no death... thank god!!
...Had i been only 2 hours late i would been caught in this mess!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

flipkeat says:

WOW what a shot
greetings from Mississauga.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Canonized says:

You gotta wonder what a propane depot is doing anywhere near a residential area. If it's a oil and gas magnate, I hope they are doing everything they can to look after the affected. This is beyond the pale...
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

iskanderbenamor says:

I was 3 blocks away sleeping and it felt and sounded like a car blew up in front of the house or something...
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Alejandro Amador says:

Explosión de propano, madre mía... se sabe algo más??
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

►chris◄ says:

Crazy - was watching cp24 throughout the day.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

andufo says:

Is the Joker!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Contrails says:

Great shot!
Hope you get some sleep tonight!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

T114 says:

From leslie & Sheppard area, thought it was thunder, unbelievable night!!!!! real explosions
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Raitis Freimanis says:

What a bang!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

sduffy says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Let's Quit Our Day Jobs!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Very dramatic photo! Nice work!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

msokal says:

Great registry!.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Shutterbug Gal says:

Great capture! that's pretty scary.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

summi98 says:

Sa
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Pez Brige says:

booombastic shot...
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

KurtFML says:

Wow :-((
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Josh Thompson says:

I heard about this on the news, and I'm sorry to hear that some people were hurt (killed?). Great shot though.

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Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Rach0409 says:

wow, amazing shot..
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

JessicaRose:) says:

eek scary :/
love the silouette of the buildigns against the fire
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Groove Kitten1 says:

How very frightening! You captured some interesting shots though. It's amazing more people weren't hurt.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

徐信泰  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 太樂網の好攝園地-Photograph Garden(post 1 comment 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

maryboz says:

Great shot! Congrats on Explore!

This woke me up from a dead sleep in the Bathurst & Finch area. I thought that aliens were landing!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

[ L.K ] 夜 says:

Brilliant photo

Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Jadydangel says:

Wow... so glad you weren't hurt! Seen on the FRONT PAGE Of Explore. Congrats!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

caysee says:

Wow, that's insane. Great shot.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

ryandury says:

oooo! best shot of this yet.. good job
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

scott3eh says:

Thanks everyone!! When I first posted these I was disappointed with them and really didn't think anyone would want them! Of course, that was less than an hour after I had been shaken out of bed by an explosion, then saw a giant fireball in the night sky and felt a second shock wave. So there's a good chance I wasn't thinking too clearly at that exact moment!! Who knew!?!!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

julia.fokazi says:

Beautiful picture very
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

designrandom says:

Awesome photo.

Right place, right time. Or, something like that.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Manuel Barroso Parejo says:

nice work, despite of your shock, the composition, and colors are amazing! =)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

photoman99 says:

Great shot Scott!!!!!!!!!!Slept through it all. Didn't hear or feel a thing. Congrats on your front page news. Are you famous yet?
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

patooshi says:

i slept right through it :P
good photo though
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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