North York Explosion wakes up half the city.

08.10.2008 Filed Under: Blog39 Comments39 |


Toronto Explosion from photojunkie on Vimeo.

Was awoken around 4AM to explosions. Reports now confirm that it was Sunrise Propane at 54 Murray Road in North York.

If you are a blog. you can use these photos on your site with credit to photojunkie.ca.
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39 Responses to “North York Explosion wakes up half the city.”

  1. on 10 Aug 2008 at 5:00 am   Allan

    Thanks for the pictures.

    I wish I had a camera when I saw the huge blast from my house.

  2. on 10 Aug 2008 at 5:00 am   SouthAustin

    Dude, the pics are awesome, but I hope you GTFO.

  3. on 10 Aug 2008 at 5:19 am   Orygundukfan

    The explosion was from a propane storage plant just west of the Downsview airport.

  4. on 10 Aug 2008 at 5:30 am   Toronto Is Exploding — Glark

    [...] Update: Holy shit, news says explosions at Keele and Wilson. That’s really far away to feel the explosion here. Some pics of the real McCoy at PhotoJunkie.ca. [...]

  5. on 10 Aug 2008 at 6:45 am   Josh Martin

    Pretty amazing pics man. Good job. Glad you are alright and hope not too many people are hurt

  6. on 10 Aug 2008 at 6:47 am   michele

    Thought of you right away when I heard about this, Rannie. Glad you’re ok…..great shots.

  7. on 10 Aug 2008 at 6:49 am   Jocelyn

    Thanks for posting these – great shots! I live in the Eglinton and Caledonia area and was awoken by the huge explosions – shook our houses even this far away. I could see, along with all my neighbours who were standing out on the street, the lights and hear the explosions but we didn’t have a clear picture of what was really happening.

  8. on 10 Aug 2008 at 8:56 am   Aaron

    Excellent coverage. I hope you’ve submitted these to CP24, your vantage point + fine photography would probably be used on air.

  9. on 10 Aug 2008 at 9:15 am   John Piercy

    incredible images and video .. hope no one else is hurt as a result of this ….

  10. on 10 Aug 2008 at 9:31 am   FollowSound » North York explosion wakes half the city

    [...] 4AM to explosions. Reports now confirm that it was Sunrise Propane at 54 Murray Road in North York.read more | digg [...]

  11. on 10 Aug 2008 at 9:48 am   me

    Keep your head down

  12. on 10 Aug 2008 at 10:16 am   Carla

    The blinds on my window blew out and then were sucked back in like a backdraft with the sound of an explosion at the same time.

    Went outside and saw the explosion in the sky and it was the most spectacular and scary thing i’ve ever seen in my life!

    Thought it was a plane at Dehavilland.

    Hope no one is a fatality.

  13. on 10 Aug 2008 at 10:47 am   Toronto explosion: evacuation area, highway & subway closures, no delays at YYZ Pearson International Airport - Travel - LATimes.com

    [...] in the north west end of Toronto. Jeremiah Owyang spread the news that @photojunkie had photos and video of the explosion before there were any stories from the press. Here are some Canadian news reports, [...]

  14. on 10 Aug 2008 at 11:58 am   Whoa - the power of twitter | lozfisher.com

    [...] in the north west end of Toronto. Jeremiah Owyang spread the news that @photojunkie had photos and video of the explosion before there were any stories from the press. Here are some Canadian news reports, [...]

  15. on 10 Aug 2008 at 12:14 pm   Wandering Coyote

    I am just waking up to this news now – CRAZY, man! I hope everyone is OK…

  16. on 10 Aug 2008 at 12:25 pm   jj

    I was up at 3:45am-ish posting pics and I felt and heard this loud boom. I thought a truck or car had slammed into the house next door. Then the bangs just kept coming. It sounded like bombs were being dropped somewhere or a giant robot was crashing through the neighborhood. Scary stuff.

  17. on 10 Aug 2008 at 12:34 pm   Who Says Citizen Journalism Isn’t Important? | davefleet.com

    [...] Turingan, aka photojunkie, captured the scene in both video and photo after the first explosion woke him at around [...]

  18. on 10 Aug 2008 at 12:35 pm   Helena

    Your shots are great. CBC is requesting photos and videos from anyone who has them.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourvoice/submit.html

  19. on 10 Aug 2008 at 12:39 pm   Pete Carr

    Bloody hell dude those photos are quite dramatic.

  20. on 10 Aug 2008 at 12:39 pm   Rebecca

    Wow, nice captures – hope everyone is okay

  21. on 10 Aug 2008 at 1:25 pm   Explosion rocks Toronto - Chaos Theory

    [...] out the full entry for more photos, a video, and developing [...]

  22. on 10 Aug 2008 at 1:25 pm   Explosion rocks Toronto - Chaos Theory

    [...] out the full entry for more photos, a video, and developing [...]

  23. on 10 Aug 2008 at 1:26 pm   Blaise Alleyne

    Thanks for uploading these earlier. I’m at Lawrence/Bathurst, woke with the explosions. When I looked outside and saw the sky light up, we all heading to the basement… 680 news was getting some calls in, but your reports here were key for us understanding wtf was going on and where it was coming from… found you through Twitter just before you uploaded the first batch of photos.

    Thanks for keeping us updated.

  24. on 10 Aug 2008 at 1:46 pm   Skirl | Dan Dickinson » Blog Archive » “It makes me aerodynamic, for fighting.”

    [...] the dead, fortunately nowhere near all the explosions. Check out the pictures and video of that at Photojunkie. technorati tags: pineapple express, beerbistro, toronto propane [...]

  25. on 10 Aug 2008 at 3:21 pm   Ange

    I just saw the video on CP24.. i thought it looked like it was from your balcony! I hope you guys are all OK. great shots.

  26. on 10 Aug 2008 at 4:27 pm   Amie

    This lady from the Sun is looking for pics..

    irene.thomaidis@sunmedia.ca

    Maybe you should contact her?

  27. on 10 Aug 2008 at 4:29 pm   Amie

    oops..see you have already been contacted..Good for you!

  28. on 10 Aug 2008 at 5:34 pm   Artur Galaj

    More photos

    http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=143217&l=7c8fc&id=620500692

  29. on 10 Aug 2008 at 7:08 pm   cMorgan

    We heard it all the way downtown, I’m near the Gardiner. I thought it was thunderclap or worst yet, terroists. You just never know.

  30. on 10 Aug 2008 at 10:25 pm   Weekly Wrap- Up | Allan's World of Music

    [...] Then the sky turned orange and off in the distance was a big ass explosion that looked like a bomb. Photo Junkie had pictures of [...]

  31. on 11 Aug 2008 at 6:06 am   A Walk On Earth: zappliances - August 11, 2008

    [...] as might be wondering, I live 10 crow miles from the explosion site and I slept right through it. Rannie from Photojunkie woke up and had a good view out his window, and Spacing, BlogTO and Torontoist have a roundup of [...]

  32. on 11 Aug 2008 at 7:46 am   Tracking the Toronto Explosion on Twitter

    [...] Explosion from photojunkie on Vimeo. Above Video from Photojunkie, you can hear the individual propane tanks explode. We later learned from the newspaper the star [...]

  33. on 11 Aug 2008 at 1:43 pm   Magic

    Wow. The pictures are very amazing….

  34. on 12 Aug 2008 at 10:43 am   Dramatic Propane Factory Explosion In Toronto Underscores Potential Benefits, Dangers For Press, Government & Public Of Twitter, New Media In Emergencies

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  35. on 12 Aug 2008 at 4:48 pm   Metronauts » 401 Closed Due to Explosion in North York

    [...] have it. This past Sunday, the 401 was closed down between the 400 and the DVP/404 due to an explosion in North York at Sunrise Propane early that [...]

  36. on 12 Aug 2008 at 6:58 pm   Julia

    This link is to an INFORMATION EXCHANGE community for those concerned about potential FUTURE dangers related to this incident (whether accidental or deliberate – as none of us yet know). There is information here that, though in the media, most people are not aware of, and we encourage you to share whatever you know, so that we can all be as informed as possible.

    Please consider participating – each one of us DOES HAVE the potential to make a difference!

    http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23478054063
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  37. on 12 Aug 2008 at 8:18 pm   Caleigh

    Hey are we able to get to the yorkdale mall?
    please email me the answer at caleigho_44@hotmail.com

  38. on 14 Aug 2008 at 7:55 pm   toronto broad

    Yes, I live very close to where it happened. The explosions woke us up, but we didn’t know what the noise was. My honey thought there was a burglar in the house and he’d knocked over something so he went out to investigate.

    It wasn’t til morning that we heard and realized what woke us. Those are really great pictures though. I may take you up on adding one to one of my sites (with credit of course).

  39. on 15 Sep 2008 at 10:45 pm   Monday’s Third Tuesday Live Blog with David Jones » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 by Rebecca Bollwitt

    [...] their cell phone cameras.” He gave an example and I’m pretty sure he was talking about Rannie. Digg it Add to del.icio.us Stumble it add to [...]

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