Eight vertical cylinders standing about 6 feet high, as well as another tank about three times that size sit inches away from foot traffic in a densely-packed residential neighbourhood.
It's unclear what is inside the tanks but such tanks usually contain propane or other flammable and highly-explosive gases.
These tanks could conceivably hold well over 1,000 pounds of gas in total.
Authorities were made aware of the yard in the past but have taken little action.
The man who rents the home is, according to various accounts, is sometimes belligerent and aggressive.
Many Montrealers have died over the years in gas explosions, mostly notably in the 1960s as dozens in a pair of incidents in LaSalle, while a family was blown up at Beaconsfield and Sherbrooke in NDG, as Coolopolis has recounted.
- See: Cops finally bust St. Henri shantytown one year after exposed by Coolopolis
- Mayor of St. Henri shantytown chases photographer
- Secret shantytown in St. Henri?
Another blatant hazard is the proliferation of propane tanks placed for sale outside gas stations and other hardware and home supply establishments.
ReplyDeleteInevitably, someone is going to accidently or perhaps even deliberately run their vehicle into such tanks resulting in serious damage, injury, and even death. It would not surprise me if this has not already happened somewhere. What is to prevent a deranged person, criminal, or terrorist from driving by and firing a bullet into such "convenient bombs"?
And what about that story on the TV news recently concerning two very large propane tanks alongside railway tracks right across from a school! Apparently, the railway is unconcerned about this despite the understandable fears of school officials who want the tanks removed.
Then there are the residential scofflaws who recklessly place their propane-fueled-type barbecues on their balconies or otherwise adjacent to dwellings--a clear violation of fire regulations. This hazard is rarely mentioned by the media.
Potential disasters waiting to happen. :-(
Propane tank explosions are extremely rare. Even if they're hit by a bullet or even if a plane crashes into them they're unlikely to explode. You'd probably have to tamper with the safety valve in order to come anywhere close to some sort of explosion. Just thought I'd put a damper on your scare mongering.
ReplyDelete"Scaremongering" is too often lightly dismissed until disaster strikes and the requisite lawsuits occur followed by the usual "why didn't anyone see this coming and why wasn't something done about it?!".
ReplyDeleteSee this article about plastic microbeads:
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37161479
lol you're so right! The potential pollution caused plastic microbeads is totally analogous to propane tank safety and potential terrorism.
ReplyDeleteHa, of course I saw that one coming--which is exactly why I injected the plastic beads link.
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It seems that the naysayers are out in force: those evidently being unconcerned about potential hazards to human health and welfare whether it be vulnerable propane tanks, questionable food additives, vanishing wetlands, our melting ice caps, texting motorists, etc.
Sigh...I fear for the approaching world dominated by the self-absorbed; the next-generation miscreants who will undoubtedly be more interested in their social status and bank accounts than cleaning up the environment.
Oh, wait...they are here already. :-(
So I'm a miscreant because I choose not to cower in fear at all the extremely unlikely potential hazards out there? Must be a miserable life you lead, always concerned about danger around the next corner and worrying about whether you're going to impale yourself on a thumbtack or being struck by a falling piece of airplane debris.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to see all the smallness and pettiness is with us, still.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping that one would had by now purchased an upscale Drone and gone exploring Montreal, our home, from the Air.
Carping and flaunting and obfuscating in the guise of 'Knowledge' is small. Almost ALL forurms have a Prima Donna or two who like to be regarded as the Source of ALL Knowledge and just Hate to get upstaged.
Still wonder if all the bricks are broken at wall terminal rear of 5596 Snowdon.
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Westmount,+QC/@45.479007,-73.62958,3a,25.4y,120.1h,91.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sVw0zk5JFz155Zq8yEvBkVA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DVw0zk5JFz155Zq8yEvBkVA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D196.55504%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cc91a08b657e193:0x5882166aeb114078!8m2!3d45.4857709!4d-73.5956955
Get out and smell the Coffee rather than hover over the Mouse and Screen just WAITING to interject some shit-disturbing comment.
I need therapy, as I thought THIS Forum was cured, and again disappointed.
Grab a bottle and head down to the Motorman's seat on the 1200 in the basement, run up the power bill w/the compressor and wide screen with all the Apps, and go on a trip to the past.
Good thing this Class did not normally come with an Air Whistle. Put cotton batting into the bell long ago.
Route 11 sounds like fun! Today! before Winter.
My, My, My.
Thank You.
You may now crawl back into your hole, "Helloitsme", but before you do, I suggest you get in touch with the administrators of that aforementioned school which is in close proximity to those two propane tanks alongside the nearby railway tracks.
ReplyDeleteI will take a wild guess, though, that you would sing a different tune if YOUR kid was a student at that school.
Oh, and by the way, hazards are around us everywhere--however "unlikely" they may seem to you.
Kristian, I have not cycled down rue St. Philippe subsequent to the Google Maps image capture of October 2018 here:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.google.ca/maps/@45.4771657,-73.5887314,3a,75y,65.05h,88.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMuHIYPrEox6hqnxnXJGUGg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
so unless they have been removed since the taking of the photo, those shanties must still in place. Why is this?
A random, spot-check inside the 1969-70 Lovell's Directory includes the names of occupants previously resident in dwellings located within that particular property, i.e., 725, 727, and 739. I can only assume they were eventually demolished as unsafe or had burned down so the question remains, who owns the property today and why has it been left to degenerate to this point?
I can already see the look on Mayor Valerie Plante's face should she be made aware of it.
Would you have any updated information about this?