Bristol/Avonmouth explosion.

[AsterixTG]

Waste recycling centre gone up?

 

[History_Man]

Avonmouth explosion: Four dead in Bristol water works blast

Another person was hurt when a "very loud explosion" was heard from a silo at the site in Bristol.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Egg on Leggs]

I do so miss the old job.

 

[History_Man]

I do so miss the old job.

What, turning out from Avonmouth fire station to fight chemical fires? Right...

 

[History_Man]

An update from the BBC, with pictures:

Avonmouth explosion: Four dead in Bristol water works blast

Another person was hurt when a "very loud explosion" was heard from a silo at the site in Bristol.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Egg on Leggs]

What, turning out from Avonmouth fire station to fight chemical fires? Right...

Turning out from any fire station to fight any fires.

 

[aardvark64]

Waste recycling centre gone up?

Again? They had a serious fire in the waste recycling plant a few months back.

 

[Dan Gleebles]

Again? They had a serious fire in the waste recycling plant a few months back.

Ignore him, he's talking rubbish.

 

[History_Man]

Turning out from any fire station to fight any fires.

That I can understand.

 

[Egg on Leggs]

AAIB initial report, wrong stuff in the wrong tank.

 

[AlienFTM]

AAIB initial report, wrong stuff in the wrong tank.

This tank, was it big and green? For the journalists, you know...

Edit. Having just watched a news update, yes it was. My tank recognition skills tell me it was definitely a big, green tank.

 

[Egg on Leggs]

This tank, was it big and green? For the journalists, you know...

I think it is an AK48.

 

[dingerr]

Looks to be a bit of a shitstorm.

They won’t be able to flush this one away.

Someones career is going down the pan.

 

[Cold_Collation]

I blame the cistern.

 

[theoriginalphantom]

This tank, was it big and green? For the journalists, you know...

if it's green, how will you see the fish in it?

 

[History_Man]

Latest update, with mapping:

Avonmouth explosion: Four dead in Bristol water works blast

Another person was hurt when a "very loud explosion" was heard from a silo at the site in Bristol.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Yokel]

I hope the casualties are not as severe as some parts of the media are speculating. This is a reminder that the infrastructure for something like water and waste treatment is not only critical but involves hazards and safety issues.

 

[Slime]

There isn’t much on the local news yet, I suppose the main stories will be at 18:00 and 18:30.

The only details of casualties I’ve heard is that some were working on the top of the tank when it exploded.

 

[aardvark64]

Ignore him, he's talking rubbish.

Nothing wrong with my water works...

 

[RBMK]

Appears to be a digester, used to process organic waste. As the waste breaks down it generates methane gas, which is, of course, explosive.

Does anyone know of a quiet explosion?