Steve GT Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 they say the smoke could be seen 30 plus miles awaycouple of my mates work there so was a panic evacuation and its still going now.reckon its going to stay burning for up to 3 days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan_SV Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 saw that on the news last night, looks pretty bad.gives me an idea of what it would be like if my workplace went up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 yes mate not goodspecially to say the next door unit was full of gas cannistersyou could hear them going off all nightif the wind changed direction they would to have evacuated the whole village behind it cause the smoke was that bad and thick. plus it was burning plastic and gas which are both very harmfulscary stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jason_T Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 we had a fire like that in the place i work, might have seen it on the news, it was names as abbey produce in whittlesey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Imagine breathing that in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 i was stood only a hundred or so yards away watching lol but yeh its still going now n alllfire crews have been there all night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Shit that is bad. I hope they had insurance! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 thing is its an industrial estate so spread right along all the factorys so theres going to be millions of pounds of damage lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curtis Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 fook living near plastic and gas burning, that sort of stuff can fuck you up if you inhale that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 yep thats why if the wind changed and blew it near the village they would have had to evacuate fukin hundreds of poeple honestly hey shut the whole area off like a mile radius around the areathere was fleets of coppers and fire crews from gainsborough scunny and lincoln it was mad as fuckquite scary hearing all them gas tanks exploding though theres some serious environmental damage too by the looks of it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAZ2CRAZY Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 fuck! i hope the company can recover Mitch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 looks doubtful. the whole place went up in seconds apparently there probably wont be a building left when they put it out lolits a shame as well cause the place is an ex RAF base as well so theres sentimentallaty there to loads of people as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blitz Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 yes people burning plastic produces bromine gas and more betterly known chlorine gas both increadably toxic and harmful not good for you! you would of thought they would have had defenses in place to stop the fire getting that badly outta control though.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 yeh true but you know what fires can be like once they start they can spread in seconds loland yeh cant burning plastic make you infertile if inhaled as well? just wondered haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blitz Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 yer i no but like fire breaks and stuff. umm not sure about infertaile haha more to worry about the respertary side because chlorine can react with water in the lungs to form hydrochloric acid, an irritant which can be lethal. and the bromine gas has similar effects reacting with water and causeing irritation... probs sound like a right geek but chemistry amazes me like the reason onions sting your eyes when you cut them is cause they emit a vapour which goes to your eyes (wettest part of your body) and creates a weak form of sulphuric acid, thats why if you stick your tongue out when you cut them it ll stop your eyes stinging Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 haha thats mad as fook i never knew tht lolwhere you learn all this from dude? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blitz Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 haha well i was told it in chemestry which like i said used to amaze me, books and stoof and a quick read up on wikipeidia lol just to make sure i wasnt teling you wrong stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jade_Star Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Oh God! Was anyone hurt? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 nah everyone run like fuck straight awaytheyve finially put it out nowthey were trying to stop the gas cannisors exploding not realising 2 units down there were two huge massive gas tanks sat in another part. so apparently instead of putting the fire out they were just focusing on keeping these tanks cool. they said of these tanks exploded it would have totally destroyed the whole place lol scary stuff for the fireman im guessing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 That must of stunk!!Hate the smell of burning plastic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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