thoughts must go out to the victims and families of the catastrophe at Avonmouth … news is thin on ground but fears are for quite a number of casualties
Off Topic huge explosion at Avonmouth
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Apparently the explosion was at a water plant and they have announced four deaths so far. Tragic news and my thoughts go out to the families affected.
well apparently it was in a silo [ as pics show ] that was full [ part?] of recycled bio waste ready for further use! for the "minimal" damage caused, all be it deadly the explosion said to rocked building 200m+ away must of been in gas form? [ although contents may have been in form of solids ] Having done a number of exams in dangerous goods/ explosive materials, the ullage factor may be the cause of the "fuel" …
the response to the tragedy has been phenominal and very sad now the facts are known. My heart goes out to the parents and family of all of them but especially to the 16 year olds in these very difficult times, landed himself an apprenticeship and had the world in front of him …..