Audi Service Centre (Ubi) Explosion

[DOBIEMKZ]

I wish that injured person a fast and full recovery. 🙏

[SGMCF328]

It is so lucky that no one or car was on the driveway when the explosion happened, else can expect serious injury.

The damage look quite serious, as the inner wall has also given way.

It is beyond my imagination how a car repair and serving workshop can be so dangerous. Tsk tsk tsk.

[kobayashiGT]

Is the building integrity still intact? Need to tear down and rebuild anot ah? 

[Victor68]

Look at that blast, even brick wall collapse. Look like some build up of gas being ignited like a bomb. If you just happen to walk pass that wall, surely bad injury lor. 

[mersaylee]

On 3/7/2023 at 4:57 PM, kobayashiGT said:

Is the building integrity still intact? Need to tear down and rebuild anot ah? 

So solid...the windows and glasses are still intact...so...don't tink so...😁

[Datsun366]

See poor income means poor maintenance.

Just went to a car place and mold spots all over a doorsill.

Coe high somemore. See who give way first.

This is me calling an audible.

So near TP opit ....

 

Edited March 7, 2023 by Datsun366

[Benarsenal]

On 3/7/2023 at 4:57 PM, kobayashiGT said:

Is the building integrity still intact? Need to tear down and rebuild anot ah? 

Lucky SGCM move out of Ubi already ah.

[Ct3833]

On 3/7/2023 at 4:57 PM, kobayashiGT said:

Is the building integrity still intact? Need to tear down and rebuild anot ah? 

Not so bad , these are just walls, not the main column and beam structure,  it is why they get blown away and damaged by the explosive pressure. 

[Soya]

So this weekend got Audi sale or not?

Maybe got explosive deals.......

 

[therock]

On 3/7/2023 at 5:05 PM, Victor68 said:

Look at that blast, even brick wall collapse. Look like some build up of gas being ignited like a bomb. If you just happen to walk pass that wall, surely bad injury lor. 

You'll need about 1kg of C4 shaped charge to breach that wall.. but there are no burns, so it's not a fire, and there is a back shock wave that took out the back wall.

It means that the cause wasn't stuck on the wall, and I'm suspected something inside that blue metal box..

Maybe some canisters with compressed gas that got crushed?
The lack of a large fire or blast marks indicate a non combustible substance. Crushed old batteries?

"direct air-blast damages tend to cause more localized damage. In an urban setting, however, reflections off surrounding buildings can increase damages to the opposite side. The duration of the event is very short, measured in thousandths of a second, or milliseconds"

https://www.fema.gov/pdf/plan/prevent/rms/426/fema426_ch4.pdf

It's good that the room was tall, minimising damage to the ceiling, but the structural engineers need to check if that ceiling is truly intact..

Building Damage

The extent and severity of damage and injuries in an explosive event cannot be predicted with perfect certainty. Past events show that the unique specifics of the failure sequence for a building significantly affect the level of damage. Despite these uncertainties, it is possible to give some general indications of the overall level of damage and injuries to be expected in an explosive event, based on the size of the explosion, distance from the event, and assumptions about the construction of the building.

The explosion pushes on the exterior walls at the lower stories and may cause wall failure and window breakage. As the shock wave continues to expand, it enters the structure, pushing both upward and downward on the floors

[Victor68]

Good guess. Compressed air most likely.

[inlinesix]

 

[inlinesix]

 

[Didu]

"Boss says our sales target needs a break through...." 😁

[therock]

“Honey, did you service our Audi?”

”Yes dear, I had a blast doing it”

“the reception was deafening, but the process was truly shocking”

… 😛 

 

 

[silvershield]

Audi car price will cheaper ?

[Gizmore]

That looks like an equipment to crash metal? There's a motor at the bottom.

If so most likely crushed a compressed tank or something.

[mersaylee]

Heng ah...it's so near to where I la kopi at cafe lemonci recently...😅