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Chemical blast on Tyneside, smoke visible for 20 miles
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| evil_bastard |
Explosions and massive fires are just over the river, as a Chemical Firm blazes.
We were in our history class in college when we noticed thick black smoke engulfing the area.
The blaze happened in North Shields, maybe 2 miles from my college. With the winds blowing towards the South, it blocked out what would have been a sunny day.
A half mile exclusion zone has been set up. No casualties reported as yet, but in the immiediate vicinity, in fact in the same street as the Chemical Company, are thousands of homes.
150 firefighters are at the scene, and it is not yet under control. As far away as Durham, 20 miles South, the smoke can be seen.
This isn't the first time. In January, the same company, which employs only a dozen people, had a gas leakage. This incident is much worse: A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said "There are 40 to 50 different chemicals involved which are highly toxic".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk...000/1926886.stm
A more interesting college day than usual, but it seems like an anti-climax after our lesson was so dramatically interrupted.
Oh well. |
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| G K Murray |
This better not come anywhere near BORO!!!
We're bad enough as it is breathing in e constantly, never breathing in more smokey fumes from geordie-land.
Alex, did you here anything or what???, or could you just see all this e pouring out from the area! |
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| evil_bastard |
I couldn't hear any explosions. It happened at 3pm apparently. Our history lesson was 3-4pm, and about 15 mins into the lesson we started noticing loads of smoke outside the window.
It was pretty cool, the way the smoke plumes over your college ;)
If it blew down to Boro you probably wouldn't notice the difference! Boro is just one big -off cloud of smoke :eyes:
There's dissipating smoke above us now. Right now I'm about 3-4 miles from it, but it's not as thick as it was.
It was on the national news, which let's face it is a big thing for the North East. Apparently the dodgy company are under investigation. |
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| DuMonde TrAnCeR |
| hehehe i just heard about that one on north east tonight, big canisters and that flying i nthe air and stuff. i bet its an insurance job if it s a dodgy company! good job it wasnt in boro, all that petrochemical smog would of caught fire too and burned everyone there :eek: :stongue: |
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| G K Murray |
| quote: | Originally posted by evil_bastard
If it blew down to Boro you probably wouldn't notice the difference! Boro is just one big -off cloud of smoke :eyes: |
| quote: | Originally posted by DuMonde TrAnCeR
good job it wasnt in boro, all that petrochemical smog would of caught fire too and burned everyone there :eek: :stongue: |
heheh, luv it!!!! |
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| Juricimo |
sorry to hear that. even though it dont impact me much...if at all...i know it does you all that live close by...crap....well...i hope no damage to environment/people/animals.....u get the point...
take care,
>JM< |
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| G K Murray |
Good to see ppl caring about other regiond of the GLOBE!!!
Cheers JM.... |
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