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Old 02-09-2009, 04:39 PM   #21
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Wonder if fireworks will be banned now after this incident? Or does China even roll like that?
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Old 02-09-2009, 04:44 PM   #22
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Whats with the crowds? are they there for the show or was something else happening that nite?
Nothing on TV.
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Yay for water sprinklers... or lack thereof
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Old 02-09-2009, 05:23 PM   #24
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Whats with the crowds? are they there for the show or was something else happening that nite?
It was the last day of the 15 day chinese new year celebrations.
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Old 02-09-2009, 06:08 PM   #25
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Video of the hotel fire
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/7879571.stm
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Old 02-11-2009, 01:00 AM   #26
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Good to see the Chinese people having fun with this.

Check out these photoshopped pictures!

http://www.chinasmack.com/pictures/c...nese-netizens/
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How long until the 2/11 truthers tell us this was committed by the government?
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Interesting set of pictures
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...al_and_an.html
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Old 02-11-2009, 04:22 PM   #29
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One thing i always found funny is the pictures from this event where the lone ladder truck is spraying water on the fire. Yeah, good luck with that.

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Wow that fire was huge, but the building doesn't look badly damaged in the aftermath photos.
Like are you looking at the same photos I am???
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