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Old 08-09-2007, 08:27 PM
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Default The big explosion near my home town

ICI has blown up, its on sky news, those of you who dont no it made bombs for the war, the fire is fucken huge


I`ll get a pic up from about 2 1/2 mile away
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holy moly

get the jacket potatoes and marshmallows out on a fork
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hadn't heard that yet
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Holy shit, I would imagine everything at ICI is VERY flammable !
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Sounds nasty, I'm sure they'll have some sort of contingency in place for when it sets on fire (I mean with the bombs!)


edit :Sorry- you said MADE bombs, not make. lol
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hope no one has been hurt.
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Old 08-09-2007, 08:32 PM
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hope its not terrorist either as thats what everyone will be thinking.
Old 08-09-2007, 08:41 PM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/6985588.stm
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Im not 100% sure what they do now but theres not alot of people work in it now but back in the day there was some 2500


Ive done a few bits and bobs in it contracting, fitting ventilation in the det bunkers and stuff but its the plant its self stretches for a few miles

Heres a couple of pics from my phone i took, as i said im at least 2 and a half miles away, and about an hour after it hapend so the flames are smaller than at first so the other people told me

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jesus man that looks bad!

only just seen pics on sky news too
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fook me thats a hell of a camp fire
Old 08-09-2007, 08:48 PM
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just filcked over to sky news and it looks pretty serious
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Old 08-09-2007, 09:01 PM
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great entertainment for the bottom enders
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Originally Posted by ronf42
great entertainment for the bottom enders
Old 08-09-2007, 09:03 PM
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Too right ron, the nutters will be in looting for all the lead and copper tommorow
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Originally Posted by ronf42
great entertainment for the bottom enders


HUGE fookin fire jonny.
Old 08-09-2007, 09:04 PM
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christ!
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holy shit that sounds bad not long ago a chemical place went up in crewe i could see the flames from about 5 miles away
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I remember years ago there was an almighty explosion about 4 or 5 in the morning. Somebody had made one big balls up and the explosion was the end product.

Also when the factory was in full swing, there were many people who lost fingers in explosions.
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Originally Posted by ronf42
great entertainment for the bottom enders
so wtf does this mean?
Old 08-09-2007, 10:17 PM
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it means that the people of the bottom end of stevenston will have some entertainment on a Saturday night.
I guess the people that stay within the 3 towns will know that bottom enders are the people who stay down the bottom end of the town.
It is not a dig in any way at the bottom end as I would have been referred as a top ender when I stayed at the top end of Stevenston .

Hope that clears matters up
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fair do's if its a local "joke" but came across as far worse!
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no offence intended Lambchop
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just checked the weather forecast for ayreshire tomorrow

" ITS GOING TO BE CLOUDY TOMORROW BUT SHOULD STAY QUITE WARM "



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Originally Posted by NUTTIN RILLA
Im not 100% sure what they do now but theres not alot of people work in it now but back in the day there was some 2500


Ive done a few bits and bobs in it contracting, fitting ventilation in the det bunkers and stuff but its the plant its self stretches for a few miles

Heres a couple of pics from my phone i took, as i said im at least 2 and a half miles away, and about an hour after it hapend so the flames are smaller than at first so the other people told me

Old 09-09-2007, 08:57 AM
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What the..!

I didn't realise it was that serious. You sounded excited when you phoned last night. Wish I'd got off my lazy arse and seen this for myself.

Any news this morning? Or has Saltcoats burnt down?
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Hows things now?

Anyone been hurt?
Old 09-09-2007, 09:01 AM
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i was thruogh there last night at largs and seen tthe smoke on the way home and about 8 fire engines fook me didnt know it was that bad
Old 09-09-2007, 09:11 AM
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That will be burning for days like buncefield.
Old 09-09-2007, 09:19 AM
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ici make hammerite paint now i believe.

thats a mother of a fire.and i bt the old fumes aint too tasty either
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now thats a carbon footprint
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Ive been away all day so i havent been down, i think they got it well under control tho,


Again i havent heard if anyone was hurt or not but if i find out any info i`ll let on
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Originally Posted by StephenC
now thats a carbon footprint
PMSL

Fuck me thats one fire thou

was it as impressive as this one
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...21898177679789
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fucking hell, just seen/heard of this
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