Factory explosion kills seven

[Steve H]

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.

Very nasty

[sir_drinks_alot]

i just walked through the door to see this on the news very sad news indeed

[aliferste]

Its five mins from my house

Originally Posted by aliferste

Its five mins from my house

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.

[paulyoung666]

such a shame , i feel for the families

[Tezcatlipoca]

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

[aliferste]

Originally Posted by towny

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.

East Park Home?

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

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

such a shame , i feel for the families

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.

[sir_drinks_alot]

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

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by homealone

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.

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

[swoop101]

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