Syed Shah Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Turn on the news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I can see the smoke from here in Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Thats awfull! I remember waking up round 6am thinking is that an earthquake? Would that be possible from 35 miles away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 That will no doubt be the excuse for fuel prices to go up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasport Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 That will no doubt be the excuse for fuel prices to go up again. omg..at least injuries are not that bad and no deaths. can,t believe police have said don't panic buy petrol, thats certain to make idiots panic buy petrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren j adams Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 The blast made the doors in my house shake this morning,very weird... My wifes friends house has had got badly damaged.(barn coversion within spitting distance,widows gone ceiling down) D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I hear something go bang at 6 this morning. I really didn't know what it was, even checked the house for intruders. Just turned on the news now. Its funny I assumed I dreamt the bang and went straight back to bed My Dad heard it as well [he tells me] and he's in Oxford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I felt this pretty bad this morning, I live on the outskirts of Hemel about 3/4 mile away!! No damage to house from what we can see, the firm I work for was shown on Sky, all the front windows out, brickwork fallen and the side of the factory opened up line a tin can. I got a few calls from workmates, one was in at 6 when it happend and he was blown accross the floor, he said that the inside is wrecked, the shopfloor devasted! He and the others in are all well, just bruises, they thought something had gone off inside the factory then run outside to find the fireball. My house has a clear view across to it all and we saw massive fireballs going up and two or three further explosions, shit the life out of us as the whole house rocked. At the moment rumor has it we are off tommorow at the very least and may not get back till the new year:respekt: On the downside, there were rumors of relocating so if this is the case it'll make the decision for them! I'll enjoy any break up till then but not sure what effect this will have on my job in the long term? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Bloody Hell! I was telling my girlfriend 'I swear there was an earthquake in Luton early morning'!!! I woke up at 6 and just after 6, the house rumbled! All the neighbours dogs started barking like mad! Dixons group head office is nearby and have taken up their contingency plan - some people will be moved to Isle of man! They have office space an Stevenage - 30 computers so still need to house about 1900 people!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 My in-laws were awake when this happened this morning and quietly reading a book and they heard it..........in Norfolk!!!! Apparently they have had reports of people in Holland and Belgium hearing it. Something to do with a blanket of warm air over this part of europe and almost no wind meant that the sound (and now the smoke) was unable to penetrate into the upper atmosphere and instead spread sideways. Bizarre! Looks a mess down there though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 That will no doubt be the excuse for fuel prices to go up again. Thats the first thing i thought too! I can also see dark skys to the north, looks really eerie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Peace Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I woke up about 2 hours ago..however I arrived home about 6am after my car was blocked in at a friends party... I was driving home this morning and it felt like someone had shot at the car or the tyre had blown...I never thought about it..checked the tyres etc..all ok. Guess it must of been the explosion! cant see the smoke from here though...maybe im looking in the wrong direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttynutz Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 felt the blast this morning too. mum thought it was the boiler or something lol. strange i knew it was an explosion but didnt realise the scale to be that big. here are photo's of my neighbour who has moved out near there, only 1mile away from the blast. window seal all cracked from the blast. last pic as it is at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 cant see the smoke from here though...maybe im looking in the wrong direction! Look straight up Si!! That isn't cloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttynutz Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 strange didnt work the attach... do it this way then... http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/751/dsc025662al.th.jpg http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4923/dsc025907cq.th.jpg http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4425/dsc026020qv.th.jpg http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/8495/dsc026069qh.th.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Dude. That sucks. Hope nobody was hurt bad. Glad there's no deaths. I'm very curious about what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Thing that shocked me was how lucky it was at 6 am on a Sunday, rather than a full on working day. Glad no one fatally injured. Anyone remember Flixborough ? This could have been worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Well, it certainly woke me up this morning, I'm about 7 miles away. Heard the bang (woke me up) went outside as it sounded quite close, couldn't see anything so i went back to bed, then one of my mates called at about 7:30 and told me to put the news on. I'm amazed there are no fatalities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Well, it certainly woke me up this morning, I'm about 7 miles away. Heard the bang (woke me up) went outside as it sounded quite close, couldn't see anything so i went back to bed, then one of my mates called at about 7:30 and told me to put the news on. I'm amazed there are no fatalities. Same, thought it was a plane crash, blew my lofy hatch down, and I obviously didnt latch the garage door properly as the up & over style door was half open. Knowing what that area is like, it scares the life out of me if that had happened during normal working hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasport Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 omg.. don't know if its coincedence but three garages here are out of petrol already, some idiots about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Idiots are panic buying. Dad said he heard it from here in Bedfordshire.. I didnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Well, looks like I've got a day off, maybe more? The whole industrial site is shut off, saw my firm from the helicopter shots and it's amazing how close this thing was! My mates car (a Volvo:rlol: ) is still in the car park out the front of the building surrounded by bricks and broken glass. He popped home with someone else straight after to let his missus know he was OK and when he returned half hour later they had shut the area off so his car, phone, house keys etc are still up there. At the moment we can still see huge flames over the back of our place, we're right on the edge of the exclusion area overlooking a field. The smoke has been terrible all day, luckily going away from our house at the moment but enough to make your eyes sting even indoors. Makes you laugh cause at 6:30am on a Sunday it was like a bloody rush hour outside the back, cars everywhere, parking up taking a look. They say that there may be other explosions, hope they ain't like the one last night cause my nerves are shattered already:thumbdown Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Class One Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 We live nearly 50 miles awaya and my wife said she felt the blast this morning. I didn't I was unconscious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesupratt Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Jesus, I wouldv heard this from my flat no probs! but was in lincoln for the weekend with my parents! I'll tell you what tho...as a supra owner...16,000 gallons of fuel down the swanny! makes me wana cry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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