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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: hobbit on November 12, 2007, 13:07:17

Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: hobbit on November 12, 2007, 13:07:17: Looks like a factory on an industrial site near where they are working on the Olypic building site

Loads of smoke, wonder if its a tyre wharehouse or something

Should be viewable for miles from there
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: Jimbo on November 12, 2007, 13:44:30: Bus garage apparently..........not sure if there were any buses in it at the time though :shock:
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: Skibum346 on November 12, 2007, 15:03:46: It seems they've just announcd a major health alertt due to the amount of asbestos released by the fire/fire fighting...! :shock:
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: Evilgoat on November 12, 2007, 15:05:44: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7090725.stm
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: hobbit on November 12, 2007, 16:43:17: Wasn't the bus factory, but it was an old wharehouse, when I went out this afternoon the tv was showing it was getting it under control

I think the locals said it may have been textiles, will have a look tonight when I get the chance
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: martha focker on November 12, 2007, 22:01:42: it took the fire engines over half an hour to get there :shock:
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: Silvery Thing on November 12, 2007, 22:10:11: Quote from: "martha focker"
it took the fire engines over half an hour to get there :shock:

It would not have taken that long.... when I was a fireman I worked at Stratford a few times and I know the journey would have been far less than that. Some of the later appliances attending may have taken that long if they were coming from further away and if the traffic (sightseeing nerds) was heavy :?
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: sardonicus on November 12, 2007, 22:13:13: At about 3p.m. I spotted what looked like smoke in the sky ,on a northwesterly breeze,and I live about 30 miles sotheast of london in kent........
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: martha focker on November 12, 2007, 22:34:18: is it out yet :?
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: Silvery Thing on November 12, 2007, 22:36:15: Quote from: "martha focker"
is it out yet :?

I think so.... I saw the smoke from my office window and it was not visible at about 4pm. The fire brigade will most likely be on scene for quite a few hours yet
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: datalas on November 13, 2007, 08:13:51: Quote from: "martha focker"
it took the fire engines over half an hour to get there :shock:

Cool, let's build a major sporting venue there since it's obvious transport links aren't a problem :D
Title: Large fire in E London (Stratford area)
Post by: paul and sam on November 14, 2007, 00:42:03: they think its foul play as they needed to remove the aspestos the right way and now because of the fire it has to be torn down over the next few days saves them a fortune doing it this way i work for lfb we got the call i beleve around 15 mins after the fire started :(thinkhard):