Re: [VIC] fire on train in western district

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Barry Campbell wrote:
> 
> Gordon Macmillan wrote in message <8dog6l$mic$1@possum.melbpc.org.au>...
> >http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/vic/metvic-21apr2000-9.htm
> >
> ><Posted: 12:09pm AEST>
> >
> >Explosive products in burning train carriages
> >
> <snip>
> 
> I saw it on the ABC news tonite. It was a Trailerail train which must be the
> only time the tyres of a train will burn. I noticed that they mentioned the
> fact that there were cylinders of compressed Helium on the train, the
> implication being (I suppose) that these would add to the inferno. I assume
> that passing year 8 chemistry is not required for ABC journalists.
> 
> Barry Campbell


Maybe they meant nuclear fission - that'd be bright enough to see from here!