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PostPosted: 06-14-2017 01:18 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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A massive fire that tore through a 24-story apartment building in west London has claimed a number of lives, fire officials confirmed, as rescuers frantically worked to reach people believed still trapped.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan declared a "major incident" after the blaze engulfed the Grenfell Tower in North Kensington just before 1 a.m local time Wednesday. Around 200 firefighters, 40 fire trucks and 20 ambulance crews were at the scene.
A website run by the "Grenfell Action Group" said residents of the tower had expressed concerns over the safety of the building, specifically pointing to fire risks. Fire chiefs said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the blaze.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/europe/we ... index.html

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PostPosted: 06-14-2017 01:23 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


we get the news mate
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PostPosted: 06-14-2017 03:05 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It's a naughty one...pretty sure the death toll will be high :(
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PostPosted: 06-14-2017 03:29 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


9/11 flashbacks :(
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PostPosted: 06-14-2017 03:43 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


it didn't collapse.

hmm



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PostPosted: 06-14-2017 03:54 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


You have to fly a plane into first.
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PostPosted: 06-14-2017 06:35 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Dick Cheney wasn't involved obviously...
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PostPosted: 06-14-2017 01:13 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Don Carlos wrote:
It's a naughty one...pretty sure the death toll will be high :(


Incredible in this day and age given fire safety rules & regulations and yes, there will be many lost :tear:
I saw the news item last night and there were people still in their apartments (apparently) waving for assistance after the blaze was mostly extinguished. 'Towering inferno' an apt description.



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PostPosted: 06-15-2017 03:04 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


lol
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I'll just leave this here...

Whoopsy




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PostPosted: 06-15-2017 04:28 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It's not showing mate
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PostPosted: 06-15-2017 05:57 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote




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Mat Linnett wrote:
I'll just leave this here...

Whoopsy


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403. That’s an error. M8
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PostPosted: 06-15-2017 11:11 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


FS mate
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Google Drive can be a PITA. Crap, bad taste joke ruined now, but should work.
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PostPosted: 06-15-2017 11:39 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


no



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Mat Linnett wrote:
Google Drive can be a PITA. Crap, bad taste joke ruined now, but should work.


Oh, I see, humour.

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PostPosted: 06-15-2017 01:06 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


ever heard of imgur? :dts:
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