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What is a safe distance?
believe or not, there are formulas for this, you need to know how much of the explosive is there and how much, if any, fragmentation will form. these distances can easily go into kilometers
That's good to know.
So, what is a safe distance?
Check out this research: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/9/331
The table below from this site shows an appropriate evacuation distance...
I'd presume the amount of explosive munitions in that burning truck was on the high end...
I love how they mix US and Metric units.
pain
What could go wrong?
Generally if an industrial accident/fire is bigger than your outstretched thumb, you're too close.
Since this has actual shaped projectiles in it, imma say double
not that