Accurate Energetic Systems had a compound of 9 facilities. 8 production. 1 QC lab. The explosion last I saw seems to have occurred at a production facility and completely leveled it down to foundation. Other nearby structures received damaged from flying debris..
And if it was purpose built with the intention of producing explosives. Odds are good it was already hardened. In expectation of the occasional accident.
So to completely level it. Would have taken an extraordinary amount of force. The best you can say for anyone inside. Is it was probably instant without them having the opportunity to even realize there was an explosion. Let alone feel much of anything.
Accurate Energetic Systems had a compound of 9 facilities. 8 production. 1 QC lab. The explosion last I saw seems to have occurred at a production facility and completely leveled it down to foundation. Other nearby structures received damaged from flying debris..
And if it was purpose built with the intention of producing explosives. Odds are good it was already hardened. In expectation of the occasional accident.
So to completely level it. Would have taken an extraordinary amount of force. The best you can say for anyone inside. Is it was probably instant without them having the opportunity to even realize there was an explosion. Let alone feel much of anything.
"And if it was purpose built with the intention of producing explosives."
...these facilities are very compartmentalized so that any "incident" can be contained to that small vicinity...
...often, the final combination of materials to form the ordnance is done in a separate, as you said, extremely hardened area...
...this incident is either a chain reaction explosion or sabotage....
Indeed. Feel bad for the poor bastards inside. But at least it was instant. Not everyone is so fortunate in that regard