BBC News - Falmouth Docks hit by gas cylinder fire and explosions
240 Burning acetylene cylinders.
Run away.
Run away very quickly.
240 Burning acetylene cylinders.
Run away.
Run away very quickly.
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Originally posted by zeitghost View PostRun away very quickly.
indeed
It reminds me of the chemical factory I once worked in.
Fire assembly point: Car park.
The public park half a mile away seemed a better choice.
It was upwind too.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away. -
Am I safe in London?Comment
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Hardly, it's full of nutters.Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostWhile you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Considering there's a sunken munitions ship rotting away in the Thames estuary, nope. You're not safe at all...Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostComment
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I saw a BDH chemical works blow up in Dorset, it's amazing how high barrels of chemicals can hurl themselves
It gave me the best excuse for not coming into work, sorry I got evacuated
As my boss said it was so bizarre and stupid it had to be trueDoing the needful since 1827Comment
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There was a fire at Fforestfach* yesterday, it was road-havoc in the streets of Swansea...
Tyre fire I believe, entry into Tesco was serious affected.
Pron: ForestVVVVVaKKKKKKKHHHHHH....Comment
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Thats not an explosion, THIS is an explosion. (be patient)Originally posted by zeitghostThere's a most impressive Youtube video of an acetylene fire in Dallas, Tx.
Don't try this at home.
Very impressed by the nonchallant way the drivers were going along on the road nearby.
With the odd cylinder or two rocketing around.
"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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This one even explains it to you (and looks impressive).
Last edited by DaveB; 17 June 2011, 14:57."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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