thetramfixer Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1581963_live-residents-trapped-in-collapsed-homes-after-explosion-in-shaw-oldham bit of a mess ... hope the guy that got airlifted recovers ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 not far from Linney Lane, where two people were killed in a gas explosion in 1970. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Saw this on BBC news website. I just hope to God that everyone is found safe and those that are injured make full recoveries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor_Coconut Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg861/scaled.php?tn=0&server=861&filename=lzubg.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640 Picture of the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Emergency services are asking that people avoid Shaw completely so they can get in and out easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliggi Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I live just off crompton way and tbh the whole of shaw is a no go area at the minute. No way through to milnrow, and half the high street from the weavers up to shay wake is a no thru road. if you can at all avoid it i would. My whole house shook when it went up. not surprised houses nearer to the incident have had windows blown thru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetramfixer Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 had a couple of texts from people .... seemingly could have been caused my someone attempting to leave this world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilStarbucksSilkySkills Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 had a couple of texts from people .... seemingly could have been caused my someone attempting to leave this world! Assuming this is true, he's still here, just not in one piece. This would be a really sick way to kill yourself, wouldn't it? Did he hate his neighbours that much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetramfixer Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Assuming this is true, he's still here, just not in one piece. This would be a really sick way to kill yourself, wouldn't it? Did he hate his neighbours that much? don't even want to think of the either rumour nevermind mention it on here .... hope it's simply people getting a bit carried away! hope everyone's ok Edited June 26, 2012 by thetramdriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoytonLatics Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 A child has been confirmed as dead, another missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetramfixer Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 A child has been confirmed as dead, another missing truly terrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoafc Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 A child has been confirmed as dead, another missing That is tragic, you can't even begin to imagine what the parents must be going through.....very sad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhamains Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 The BBC website said there was reports of a gas leak at 10 this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 That is tragic, you can't even begin to imagine what the parents must be going through.....very sad day. agreed thoughts are with the families and friends of everyone connected with this , i hope they pull through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburbri Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Its just a terrible tragedy but it puts everything else into perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 You can't begin to imagine the horror of this or how people recover from it. My heart goes out to them all, especially the parents who have lost their child. Here's hoping that there are no more fatalities and everyone recovers, particularly that poor man with 80% burns. Truly awful incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hearing its a 5 month old child , awful awful stuff, GMR said the gas leak was reported to NAtional Grid at 10:40 , at 11:15 the explosion happened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hearing its a 5 month old child , awful awful stuff, GMR said the gas leak was reported to NAtional Grid at 10:40 , at 11:15 the explosion happened That is not good news. I have to say, twice I have had to report a gas leak British gas have been round very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlieb Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I work in the warehouse just 4 houses away from this. I can honestly say I've never heard anything so loud in my life, I thought my ears had burst when it happened, I thought it was a bomb! All house alarms going off. The warehouse skylights blew out, lights shattered, roof partly collapsed. Then we ran out to see the devastation, people screaming and crying. One of the worst things I've seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 That is not good news. I have to say, twice I have had to report a gas leak British gas have been round very quickly. I don't think British Gas can be blamed for not being able to send a van round in 35 minutes. In some ways it's a good thing they couldn't get a van round in time as that would have put an extra person in harms way. Relating to that having seen an aerial picture of the devastation thank goodness it happened on a school day in an area without a nearby school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Live about 10mins away was woken up by the sound of the explosion looked out my window and saw the smoke, only when i saw the emergency helicopter and the images on the net did i see the full nature of it. Thoughts are with those who have losts love ones or injured by this event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlieb Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 had a couple of texts from people .... seemingly could have been caused my someone attempting to leave this world! That was the general thoughts of neighbours etc in the aftermath. Had 6 kids, apparently girlfriend had left him. Only rumours though. If true, he's one selfish selfish person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I don't think British Gas can be blamed for not being able to send a van round in 35 minutes. In some ways it's a good thing they couldn't get a van round in time as that would have put an extra person in harms way. Relating to that having seen an aerial picture of the devastation thank goodness it happened on a school day in an area without a nearby school. Possibly not, as the REgulator says within the hour and they were the worst performing area when they got fined last year. Ironically the National Training Centre is 5 miles away in Chadderton. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16286863 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/financialservices/utilities/8971256/National-Grid-fined-4.3m-over-slow-gas-leak-responses.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 The little boy that died has been named as 2 year old Jaime Heaton. RIP Jaime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlieb Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 The little boy that died has been named as 2 year old Jaime Heaton. RIP Jaime RIP little man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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