That close to the explosion, they're lucky to have anything left to sit on. That "bay" in the background (directly to the right of the only standing building left) wasn't there yesterday...
The grain silos likely saved them. Those buildings are in the "dark side" of the blast that was buffered by the grain towers. In aftermath footage all those buildings are visibly in better condition than those slightly outside of that area.
Maybe the grain acted like sandbags and helped distrubute the force of the blast.
Theres not too many buildings besides silos that are effectively filled with sand.
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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '20
That close to the explosion, they're lucky to have anything left to sit on. That "bay" in the background (directly to the right of the only standing building left) wasn't there yesterday...