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Giant Explosion in North Toronto

Giant Explosion in North Toronto by scott3eh.
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  Pro User  says:

Good Capture - scared the heck out of me and my family
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hebig  Pro User  says:

thx for sharing!
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Canonized says:

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

I saw the youtube video on the National Post and so many Toronto voices erupted during the fireball.
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scott3eh  Pro User  says:

Propane plant exploded, I hear. No news yet.
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andersdenkend  Pro User  says:

Mega scary.
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TheWitchDoctress says:

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

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KittyCanuck  Pro User  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.
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thommango says:

Nice shot. Thanks for sharing. I like your lightning shots too.
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Mannequin-  Pro User  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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tomms  Pro User  says:

great capture
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Anthony416 says:

insane.
www.flickr.com/photos/12742273@N04/
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Anthony416 says:

I felt like I was in the movie Cloverfield
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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
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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!
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flipkeat  Pro User  says:

WOW what a shot
greetings from Mississauga.
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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...
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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...
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Alejandro Amador  Pro User  says:

Explosión de propano, madre mía... se sabe algo más??
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►chris◄  Pro User  says:

Crazy - was watching cp24 throughout the day.
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andufo  Pro User  says:

Is the Joker!
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Contrails  Pro User  says:

Great shot!
Hope you get some sleep tonight!
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T114 says:

From leslie & Sheppard area, thought it was thunder, unbelievable night!!!!! real explosions
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Raitis Freimanis says:

What a bang!
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sduffy  Pro User  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!
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msokal  Pro User  says:

Great registry!.
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**Shutterbug Gal**  Pro User  says:

Great capture! that's pretty scary.
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summi98 says:

Sa
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Pez Brige  Pro User  says:

booombastic shot...
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KurtFML  Pro User  says:

Wow :-((
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Josh Thompson  Pro User  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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Rach0409 says:

wow, amazing shot..
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JessicaRose:)  Pro User  says:

eek scary :/
love the silouette of the buildigns against the fire
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Groove Kitten1  Pro User  says:

How very frightening! You captured some interesting shots though. It's amazing more people weren't hurt.
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徐信泰  Pro User  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!
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maryboz  Pro User  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!
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[ L.K ] 夜 says:

Brilliant photo

L.K
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Jadydangel  Pro User  says:

Wow... so glad you weren't hurt! Seen on the FRONT PAGE Of Explore. Congrats!
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caysee says:

Wow, that's insane. Great shot.
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ryandury  Pro User  says:

oooo! best shot of this yet.. good job
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scott3eh  Pro User  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!?!!
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julia.fokazi says:

Beautiful picture very
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designrandom says:

Awesome photo.

Right place, right time. Or, something like that.
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Manuel Barroso Parejo  Pro User  says:

nice work, despite of your shock, the composition, and colors are amazing! =)
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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?
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patooshi says:

i slept right through it :P
good photo though
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