Bluebird Hewitt 1,282 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Didn't feel anything, though I was in the pub at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,282 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Cannabis said: My folks in Wrexham felt it which is quite weird considering it's three hours away but yeah. Tbh, I wasn't paying much attention anyway. It was felt elsewhere though. Edited February 17, 2018 by Bluebird Hewitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 They are saying the Quake caused roughly fifty million quids worth of improvements.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted February 18, 2018 Administrator Share Posted February 18, 2018 21 hours ago, Bluewolf said: They are saying the Quake caused roughly fifty million quids worth of improvements.... all those sheep homes won't rebuild themselves mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted February 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted February 25, 2018 Heard about this and seeing the footage now. I don't live in Leicester but I have close relatives that do (but not near where that explosion is thankfully). Looks mental though. Apparently gas explosion and has totally flattened a shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,915 Posted February 25, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted February 25, 2018 In all honesty I don't know any more than anyone else as I've just gotten all my info from Twitter. Had no idea it's practically flattened a shop though. That's worrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted February 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Dan said: In all honesty I don't know any more than anyone else as I've just gotten all my info from Twitter. Had no idea it's practically flattened a shop though. That's worrying. even more worrying if there's flats above it. I don't know if nearby buildings have been affected but you'd think it'd be a similar layout to the one that exploded. Hopefully no-one has died or been seriously hurt but it doesn't sound/look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, Dan said: In all honesty I don't know any more than anyone else as I've just gotten all my info from Twitter. Had no idea it's practically flattened a shop though. That's worrying. 11 minutes ago, Stan said: Heard about this and seeing the footage now. I don't live in Leicester but I have close relatives that do (but not near where that explosion is thankfully). Looks mental though. Apparently gas explosion and has totally flattened a shop. Thank God you two are safe. That scares the shit of me knowing where it was. So it was just a natural gas explosion? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted February 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted February 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, Cannabis said: Pictures are grim, looks as though the surrounding buildings are totally destroyed. What's the place that's on fire, an industrial estate, shops, flats? 1 minute ago, Cannabis said: News reporting that the building in question is a Londis shop. If there's any negligence on the company's part expect them to get absolutely rinsed. people on our Leicester football forum are saying that it's a Polish shop that was undergoing renovations and had changed hands a few times in past couple of years. There's a bar and a restuarant next to this place that's on far and I'm guessing with it being Sunday night there's bound to have been people in there. Hope they're all okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,915 Posted February 25, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted February 25, 2018 They're pulling bodies out apparently. It sounds nasty. Does make you question how well some of these buildings are maintained. I don't live in the city, I live in a village about 6 miles outside of it, but I drive past this area pretty frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted February 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted February 25, 2018 you can see from this picture where the shop front was and basically just a huge gap now in the buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted February 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted February 25, 2018 what an absolute bellend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Stan said: what an absolute bellend People like that should be fucking ashamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,915 Posted February 25, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted February 25, 2018 I'm not one who eliminates the possibility of terrorism that easily but I think in this case it's pretty obvious it's a gas explosion. That's just totally pointless speculation from him. Did you see the house in Birstall that exploded a few months ago? That was mental. One person I work with lives in Birstall and slept through it, someone lives 5 miles away and it woke them up Weird stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,100 Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, Stan said: Heard about this and seeing the footage now. I don't live in Leicester but I have close relatives that do (but not near where that explosion is thankfully). Looks mental though. Apparently gas explosion and has totally flattened a shop. Those bastards are/were endemic to rural Australia for years. Poor electrical wiring, and gas piping led to many lives, homes, businesses, and jobs being lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,651 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Nick Griffin? There’s a blast from the past, excuse the pun. Whatever happened to the BNP? You hear nothing of them since UKIP/EDL have emerged. Anyway, terrible news. Some truly disturbing images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,825 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Not gonna lie, when I first read 'Explosion in Leicester' my first thought was @Dan has lost his shit after losing another 'nailed on' dodgy tip on something akin to the Estonian Division Two League. Edited February 25, 2018 by Lucas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted February 26, 2018 Administrator Share Posted February 26, 2018 Confirmed that 4 people have died after the explosion last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,178 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Firefighters saying it may take days to ID the source of the explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted 1,776 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Three arrested for manslaughter. Definitely sounds like some major negligence is behind this. If Londis are a franchise, then I'd think the chain of liability stops with the store owner, rather than the company itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,915 Posted March 1, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted March 1, 2018 My money's been on negligence from the get go. I'd be amazed if this came out as being terrorism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,367 Posted March 2, 2018 Administrator Share Posted March 2, 2018 apparently an illegal distillery of vodka (in the basement) was the cause of the incident. Must have been something seriously wrong with the way it was set up to cause an explosion as big as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I remember making hooch as a kid and it blew up, only in a mates shed so no damage done but i imagine if it was by a dodgy gas stove or something it could cause big problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,178 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Think we'll do anything about the spy Russia poisoned (with his daughter)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,178 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 23 minutes ago, Cannabis said: Not a chance, everyone is scared of Russia. I don't know why - they've got a GDP that's smaller than Italy's. Crush their oligarchs with sanctions so the oligarchs stop supporting Putin - stopping their oligarchs from accessing their money is the key to fighting back with Russia. What's the point of stealing wealth from your country if you can't access that wealth? Although that would mean London's finance would have to stop laundering their money, or be in violation of sanctions (and those cunts that I hate having as Liverpool sponsors, Standard Chartered, and other big banks will try to secretly get past sanctions because they want to make money off the super rich). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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