SPECTACULAR EXPLOSION WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES TANKER CARRYING FRACKING WASTEWATER, a flammable chemical brew

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Tanker carrying fracking wastewater struck by lightning in Greeley, Colorado, about 1pm Friday

Fracking water contains traces of gas and petroleum, causing the tanker to explode

Other trucks also exploded as a result of fires at the facility, owned by NGL Energy Partners

Firefighters had to wait for the fires to subside before entering, because they were ignited by oil

There were no injuries, but the facility appears destroyed

The site is used to pump fracking wastewater into the ground

Storms swept from the Upper Midwest to the Southeast on Friday and Saturday

North Texas was placed on a severe thunderstorm warning Saturday night, particularly Fort Worth and Dallas 

The Academy of Country Music’s Party for a Cause festival at Globe Life Park, Arlington, threatened

Houston suffered serious floods Friday night as rivers and bayous overflowed from the rain 

See more images of this disaster and of severe weather in the US








SEVERE WEATHER ELSEWHERE:


Under threat: The Academy of Country Music’s Party for a Cause festival at Globe Life Park in Arlington was threatened by the severe thunderstorm warning Saturday night. The festival was delayed and revelers told to move inside and take cover 

Everyone, inside: The city of Arlington activated its outdoor warning sirens due to the high winds and the potential for hail Saturday, forcing festival goers at the Academy of Country Music's 'Party for a Cause' to move into hallways inside


Intense rains came down hard and fast in Houston, Texas on Friday night, leading to flash flooding in the area


Underwater: Houston was hit with rainfall rates of 2-3 inches an hour, according to Weather Channel forecaster Michael Palmer
 
Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3045226/Fracking-tanker-launched-air-struck-lightning-setting-array-explosions-oil-fires-wastewater-facility.html

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