jmseeley wrote:Joat42 wrote:One possible source for an epic disaster is that they get a gas leak that pools and then eventually explodes. FAE's can be quite destructive..
But they're also a bear to get just right. Ordinary gas explosions, OTOH, while less damaging happen all the time. Delthak is spread across several square miles. I don't see anything short of a ship filled with gunpowder or a strike by the Rakurai taking out a large part of it. But key people are another matter...
jms
Coke oven gas explosions have leveled smelters before now.
The level of safety controls used now is built on the bodies of a very large number of workers. Its damage to the workers that is hard to replace.