London tower block fire: Flames engulf Grenfell Tower - Page 9

Jimbuna · 07-10-17, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

The pictures of the people waving their towels out of the bathroom windows will always be with me :

Yeah, I remember watching the events unfold live and saw two people jumping to their deaths. The events were only aired once before being cut out but my media box has a replay function and I went back and played the scene in very slow motion to ensure my initial observations were correct.....sadly, they were.

mapuc · 07-10-17, 04:09 PM

The News here was showing the same thing directly from this terrible fire.

When seeing this unfolding in front of my eyes I came to think of a similar situation that happened about 16 years earlier.

It will not be the last time we will be witness to such terrible scenarios.

Markus

eddie · 07-10-17, 04:38 PM

Remember that kind of thing from the Twin Towers on 9/11 Jim, couldn't believe it! And just how dangerous it was for the rescue teams trying to get in the buildings, getting hit by a body falling at that speed, was down right dangerous and they had to keep an eye out best they could.

eddie · 07-10-17, 04:41 PM

Now another big fire at that market in Camden, glad no one was hurt this time round.

Jimbuna · 07-11-17, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by eddie

Now another big fire at that market in Camden, glad no one was hurt this time round.

Rgr that

Catfish · 07-11-17, 12:18 PM

Just saw a reportage:
Laws are made in a way that those wo are responsible get off the hook easily, while the numbers of victims are "acceptable" and do not count, because it was only social housing for poor people, and a real renovation was considered as not worth it anyway.
I hope those heralds of free enterprise die a horrible death themselves

Platapus · 07-11-17, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Just saw a reportage:
Laws are made in a way that those wo are responsible get off the hook easily, while the numbers of victims are "acceptable" and do not count, because it was only social housing for poor people, and a real renovation was considered as not worth it anyway.
I hope those heralds of free enterprise die a horrible death themselves

Yeah, I love it when I hear that we don't need government oversight because the free market will make businesses do the right thing. Trust corporations. Yeah, I used to believe that too, then I grew up.

STEED · 07-11-17, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Just saw a reportage:
Laws are made in a way that those wo are responsible get off the hook easily, while the numbers of victims are "acceptable" and do not count, because it was only social housing for poor people, and a real renovation was considered as not worth it anyway.
I hope those heralds of free enterprise die a horrible death themselves

It will be a white wash i know it the survivors know it the powers to be know it and most of the rest of the population know it. And who pays for this white wash us muggins the poor.

STEED · 07-12-17, 05:51 AM

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Search for Grenfell Tower victims may take four months, relatives warned

http://news.sky.com/story/search-for...arned-10945297

Jimbuna · 07-12-17, 10:15 AM

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Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire will "take a generation" to trust Kensington and Chelsea Council again, according to its new leader.
Elizabeth Campbell said "words and apologies" would not be enough, and the authority needed to take action.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40580176

Hardly surprising.

STEED · 07-19-17, 03:04 PM

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Burning cladding on Grenfell Tower would have released 14 times more heat than a key government test allows, the Victoria Derbyshire show has learned.
Energy emitted from the cladding and insulation would have been equivalent to burning 51 tonnes of pinewood, University of Leeds research suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40645205

If proven that is disgusting.

STEED · 07-19-17, 03:15 PM

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Residents are expressing their anger at Kensington and Chelsea Council's first full meeting since the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

http://news.sky.com/story/grenfell-h...derer-10954447

Good for them.

fireftr18 · 07-19-17, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40645205

If proven that is disgusting.

Here in the US, the fire service has nicknamed the foam "solid gasoline." It is a petroleum based product.

Jimbuna · 07-20-17, 06:56 AM

It is way beyond me why the PM has not appointed commissioners to run the local authority until this mess is sorted out.

STEED · 07-27-17, 05:58 PM

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Grenfell Tower: Corporate manslaughter considered by police

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40747241

07-10-17, 04:38 PM	#123
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Remember that kind of thing from the Twin Towers on 9/11 Jim, couldn't believe it! And just how dangerous it was for the rescue teams trying to get in the buildings, getting hit by a body falling at that speed, was down right dangerous and they had to keep an eye out best they could. __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

07-10-17, 04:41 PM	#124
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Now another big fire at that market in Camden, glad no one was hurt this time round. __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Just saw a reportage: Laws are made in a way that those wo are responsible get off the hook easily, while the numbers of victims are "acceptable" and do not count, because it was only social housing for poor people, and a real renovation was considered as not worth it anyway. I hope those heralds of free enterprise die a horrible death themselves __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

07-20-17, 06:56 AM	#134
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,334 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It is way beyond me why the PM has not appointed commissioners to run the local authority until this mess is sorted out. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

07-10-17, 04:09 PM	#122
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,919 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The News here was showing the same thing directly from this terrible fire. When seeing this unfolding in front of my eyes I came to think of a similar situation that happened about 16 years earlier. It will not be the last time we will be witness to such terrible scenarios. Markus