Thursday, 11 March 2010

Chaos

 Photo by Beeld newspaper.

So this bit of chaos happened just about 1km from our home yesterday afternoon and the smoke and chemical smells was so thick that by 1:30 am you could still smell it. A truck carrying steel and insect killer aerosols hit another truck and 2 cars and exploded. This morning, the highway is still closed but the bridge has re-opened.

Our quiet little neighbourhood was all of a sudden very busy as the traffic authorities relayed traffic through the area. This morning we have sore throats, sore chests and blocked noses. The kids seem to take it a bit better than the adults ( I closed their windows). I really hope we all feel better by this afternoon.
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15 comments:

  1. Anonymous11 March 2010 at 10:32

    Hope the throats and chests are better soon! (Glad the kids weren't really affected by the smoke)

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  2. Unknown11 March 2010 at 10:42

    Hells bells! I didn't realise what the truck was carrying!
    Hope the effects wear off soon. That's really not good

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  3. Shayne11 March 2010 at 12:42

    Heard about this but wow - how awful to have those smells in the air and polluting your little neighbourhood.

    YUCK.

    Just keep an eye on your kidlets chest i would imagine?

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  4. Jamie11 March 2010 at 14:00

    Oh CAT!!! This is crazy news...I really hate to hear this. I would be so worried for the little ones. I will pray that no harm come of this to your family and that they will all feel better soon!!!

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  5. Susie11 March 2010 at 15:48

    Oh no!! How horrible!

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  6. Lynette Jacobs11 March 2010 at 16:17

    That is awful. Last week my son took some spectacular pics of the traffic police barricading the highway....they were on strike. Random...very random!

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  7. Fairy Girl11 March 2010 at 18:14

    Oh! my life I hope you all feel better soon, soon! What an awful accident!

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  8. Seizing My Day11 March 2010 at 19:19

    When ever that happens we say a prayer for the folks whose lives just changed! So SAD!!!

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  9. Laura11 March 2010 at 20:39

    We must live so close to each other :)

    I sat in traffic for 3 hours today cos of this!

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  10. Nancy11 March 2010 at 21:43

    Oh my goodness!! That's a bit (okay, a LOT) scary! I hope you're all feeling better soon. Yikes!

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  11. Honey Mommy11 March 2010 at 22:26

    How scary! Hopefully you all feel better soon and things return to normal!

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  12. Unknown12 March 2010 at 00:08

    Oh my goodness how scary! I hope your symptoms clear up soon!

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  13. Unknown12 March 2010 at 03:37

    Oh my gosh, Cat! That must have been SOOOO scary! Hope all are feeling MUCH better now!

    Blessings!

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  14. Unknown12 March 2010 at 04:40

    We had something very similar to that happen here a few years ago. A diesel trucker had a heart attack and the semi went off a bridge and exploded. It took out 2 bridges and a good stretch of the highway. Amazingly, it happened about 5:30am so there was not much traffic and no one else was involved in the crash but the bridge was out for months. (I used to drive that way to work but thankfully the backroads weren't too bad to detour).

    Hope the ill effects don't last long for you...

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  15. debi9kids12 March 2010 at 08:03

    OMGOSH! How horrific! What an awful accident! :(

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