Chunnel

[VectraMan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7611622.stm

The source of the blaze has not yet been identified but French officials confirmed a UK-bound lorry, which is understood to have overturned on the shuttle train, was carrying the chemical phenol, a toxic product used by the pharmaceutical industry.

How does that happen then? You can understand it overturning whilst loading, but how does that happen in transit?

Must be a complete nightmare for the people stuck in France.

[expat]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7611622.stm



How does that happen then? You can understand it overturning whilst loading, but how does that happen in transit?

Must be a complete nightmare for the people stuck in France.

lorry-load of phenol? Think I'll give it a miss for a while.

[ratewhore]

Shouldn't take toxic chemicals on the chuneel. Stick em on the ferries with the sun readers and their £9.99 crossing tokens...

[VectraMan]

Shouldn't take toxic chemicals on the chuneel. Stick em on the ferries with the sun readers and their £9.99 crossing tokens...

I didn't think they allowed even those small gas bottles, so I'm suprised about this. Maybe they'll change the rules.

[NotAllThere]

I'd just like to say that this time, it isn't my fault. I haven't worked there since 1996...

[Peoplesoft bloke]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7611622.stm



How does that happen then? You can understand it overturning whilst loading, but how does that happen in transit?

Must be a complete nightmare for the people stuck in France.

It didn't (turn over) as with plane crashes (eye witness saw terrified faces at the windows) the reporting is a mixture of stuff made up by journos and stuff made up by the public.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Must be a complete nightmare for the people stuck in France.

It's worse than that, Jim. We have shed loads of Frogs stuck in the UK all weekend stinking up the place. The ones I used to work with (OK guys actually) used to give up washing earlier in the week getting ready to go home. They’ll be well ripe by tomorrow.

[DaveB]

I didn't think they allowed even those small gas bottles, so I'm suprised about this. Maybe they'll change the rules.

They dont, nor do they allow LPG powered vehicles, but thats on the passenger services. I think the rules on the cargo services are different. There was a review of tunnel security/safety after the 2006 fire that supposedly tightened up the regulations.

I suspect in this case there was a human powered cockup since the load was registered as carbolic acid, the old fashioned name for Phenol. If this is the case and the restrited materials list listed Phenol and not carbolic acid then it may have slipped through.

[expat]

They dont, nor do they allow LPG powered vehicles, but thats on the passenger services. I think the rules on the cargo services are different. There was a review of tunnel security/safety after the 2006 fire that supposedly tightened up the regulations.

I suspect in this case there was a human powered cockup since the load was registered as carbolic acid, the old fashioned name for Phenol. If this is the case and the restrited materials list listed Phenol and not carbolic acid then it may have slipped through.

Ah, keyword searches in the hands of someone who doesn't know what the words mean. Works so well for agents.