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_izzy_
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Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 99 Location: Hertfordshire, UK
SENTINAL UPDATE Report on the sentinal has changed: updated 4.04 pm
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Explosion Rocks Old Town Apartments
By JEREMY CLARIDGE
A major explosion occurred this afternoon in the Old Town, in the vicinity of the Caldera subway station. The affected building is Highview on Centine Way, just off The Shift. The building is heavily damaged and ablaze; thus far, rescuers have only emerged with one woman and two small children. It is feared that there will be no additional survivors, due to the severity and unexpected nature of the blast. In addition, firefighter Bryce Coriander is missing; the building partially collapsed while he was inside during the last rescue foray, and his team fears the worst.
Three residents have been confirmed dead, though no identification has been made. Firefighters are still working to minimise damage to neighbouring properties. Fire chief Ryda Stoneford said she suspects the explosion was caused by a major leak in a gas main, and has confirmed that there will be a very serious inquiry into the matter. "No maintenance problem should have become so serious it could have resulted in something like [this explosion], not even in the Old Town," she said.
As a precautionary measure, gas mains have been shut down to all buildings within two blocks of the fire. Stoneford says the situation appears to be under control, and she believes the fire will be extinguished by the end of the day.
Emergency medical teams are currently treating the woman and both children who were rescued from the burning building. They have been identified as Faye, Amber and Chester Yung. The three have reportedly suffered from serious smoke inhalation and minor burns. A number of injured bystanders who were struck by debris when the explosion occurred have already received first aid or been transported to the hospital.
Faye Yung, mother of the two children, has said that she feels "exceptionally grateful to be alive," and does not know how her family survived the blast. "I think it's not something I should question too hard," she said.
The building houses roughly 70 occupants, though it is hoped that most residents were not home due to the blast's timing during the regular workday.
Last updated: 4:04pm
strangely no mention of Kurt though...
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:22 pm
looosy
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Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 48 Location: Kent, England
Do the numbers 7196 mean anything? Have we seen them before? Apartment number? Or is it to do with drug trial????
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:23 pm
robgj
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Map tie-in? Hausam Amphitheatre (Map piece 209) for the bottom right symbol anyone??
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:23 pm
friggly
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Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 35 Location: Angus, Scotland
Might be way off here but my first thought to the bit you're referring to as a resistor, was 'exhaust' as in an exhaust on a car.
Although I'm probably totally wrong here and will be the first to admit I'm not technically minded
But it's worth having a try anyway.
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:24 pm
Dr.Snob
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Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Bristol, UK
The bottom left three circles look like the triple wheel stadium on the NW of the map.
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:24 pm
looosy
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Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 48 Location: Kent, England
Do the numbers 7196 mean anything? Have we seen them before? Apartment number? Or is it to do with drug trial????
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:24 pm
spotmccreery
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subway looks like it corealts to the subway system, bottom right caldera station. and other stations match the other points with the main lines running together being the pipe like thing
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:24 pm
Dr.Snob
Kilroy
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Bristol, UK
The bottom left three circles look like the triple wheel stadium on the NW of the map.
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:25 pm
[lauriek]
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Anyone else agree that we seem to have a 2x2 grid of 'things' -
2 hexagons + circle with inner circle resistor/fuse thing
3 circles each with inner circle Pacman thing
Could the layout be important?
Do we definitely think the text says
NO. 7196
?
umop 3pisdn (upside down) it looks a little like
"9 billion" with a bit missing in the middle!
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:25 pm
fabs_uk
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Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 59 Location: .cam.ac.uk
you guys might want to check out
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www.perplexcitymap.com
dunno if there's a version of it that doesn't require spoilering :-/
Note: i'm just reporting what's in irc - I can't claim any credit for this!
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:26 pm
Bakers_12
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looosy wrote:
Do the numbers 7196 mean anything? Have we seen them before? Apartment number? Or is it to do with drug trial????
or are we going to find more pages with numbers on?
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:27 pm
cronogenesis
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Bakers_12 wrote:
looosy wrote:
Do the numbers 7196 mean anything? Have we seen them before? Apartment number? Or is it to do with drug trial????
or are we going to find more pages with numbers on?
look at the numbers at the bottom of the Ceretin 6 report backwards. Coincidence or clue?
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:30 pm
Tintintin
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Hmm... given the Sentinel's speculation that the explosion was caused by a gas leak, could they be some sort of diagram of gas pipes? Sewers? Subway lines? Or maybe they're the footprint or cross-section of buildings on a plan?
Presumably, thinking laterally, this diagram either led Kurt to the location of the explosion, or he found it on-site and it leads to somewhere - or something - else. So, the picture (and particularly the handwritten number - written by Kurt?) could represent a specific thing or place.
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:30 pm
modern_hero
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I think it's a bomb...
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:31 pm
BoardBloke
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Which card? Following on from the spoiler below a question:
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Which card has the back of the intersection? Any idea
Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:35 pm
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