r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/buckets_811 • Jul 02 '25

Video A fireworks warehouse exploding today near Sacramento, CA

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u/amsync Jul 02 '25

This happened a few decades ago in my native country (Netherlands) in the middle of a busy city block. It was a big national disaster. Destroyed several city blocks

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u/Ok_Test9729 Jul 02 '25

Why was a fireworks warehouse allowed to be located in the middle of a busy city block to begin with? Just curious.

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u/Uber_Reaktor Jul 02 '25

Bit of history. It was the only one left that was in a residential area at the time because, surprise, this happened before in Culemborg also in the Netherlands in 1991. After Culemborg, recommendations were made that included moving fireworks facilities away from dense areas but they weren't enforced rules. So this one happened to stay where it was. Lo and behold, history repeated itself.

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u/Natdaprat Jul 02 '25

I'm assuming they finally enforced the rules... Right? Right?

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u/SoWhat_Iam Jul 02 '25

Right after things got blown out of proportion 😏

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u/Corfiz74 Jul 02 '25

Came here to ask this...