Factory explosion kills seven
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3703951.stm

Sounds horrific, must of been terrible for those involved :(

Hits home when you read the reader comment's at the bottem too.

Re: Major explosion at a plastic firm
 

Very nasty :(

Factory explosion kills three
 

Re: Major explosion at a plastic firm
 

Its five mins from my house :(

Re: Major explosion at a plastic firm
 

I was wondering if we had any members nearby. Did you hear it go bang? The news said it was audible miles away. I'm going to phone my mother-in-law later, she works at a special school in Maryhill, so she was probably quite close by at the time. :(

Re: Factory explosion kills three
 

such a shame , i feel for the families :(

Re: Factory explosion kills three
 

Awful :(

The death toll has risen to 4, so far, & there's still 5 people trapped under the rubble.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...134817,00.html

Re: Major explosion at a plastic firm
 

East Park Home?

I was at the gym at the time so didnt hear it.

Re: Factory explosion kills three
 

I second that. :(

You will know more than most of us, Paul, the dangers in any chemical factory. It's coming up to the 30 year anniversary of the Flixborough disaster, in June - 28 people died in that explosion.

We were lucky near here, 3 years ago, when an large explosion & fire occurred at an oil refinery. I say lucky, 'cos it happened on a weekend, so there was just a skeleton crew on site & only two people were injured.

This one, though, was during the week, in the daytime & all the office staff were in, etc. The pictures & eye-witness accounts tell an horrific story & I hope they get anyone still trapped out soon, thank goodness we have such good Emergency Services.

Re: Factory explosion kills three
 

i would like everyone to join me for a moment so we may pray for those injured and killed in todays tragedy

Re: Factory explosion kills three
 

very true , ppl just do not realise how dangerous these places can be , a bit of background for ppl who dont know , i was very close to losing my leg last year due to an accident where i work , thankfully i didnt , but i am still living with the effects of it , i just hope whoever was killed died quickly so they didnt suffer as much as i am and will continue to do :(

Re: Factory explosion kills four
 

Count now up to seven dead, very sad.
But they are still getting people out alive, which is great.