Lenmcharristar 9,180 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 It looks eerily like 911 seeing a tall tower belching smoke out. I don't think I'm the only 1 thinking it's a terrorist attack. I hope I'm wrong in thinking that. thats exactly what i was thinking this morning 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepitcovert 842 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) Heard a report that points the finger at external thermal cladding, when you saw the blaze it did look like the outside of the building was ablaze. Terrible tragedy Edited June 14, 2017 by keepitcovert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dark-destroyer-85 636 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Whatever caused it that company that done the regeneration work has got a lot of questions to answer and whoever passed the work off 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shovel shy 4,032 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 None of us are fire experts but would a fire need a fair excellerant to put the building up like that. Yea I seen the reports of cladding and gas pipes etc. But if the first flat owner called firebrigade and they responded within 8 mins as reported on sky news how was it do out of control? Genuine question 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 With the amount of high ris accomodation we have in this country why haven't we got a helicopter like the American and Canadians use that scoop up thousands of gallons of water in a huge bucket and hover a building fire and drop the lot practically putting out the fire in one foul swoop .........I was over in Spain last year and there was a huge fire that raged for two days , they had planes and helicopters flat out all day it was like pissin on a bonfire ..the helicopters hold about a half a ton of water it didn't seem to make a Hugh amount of difference and they can't fly after darkIMG_2465.JPGThe skill of the pilots had to be seen to believe ,this was filling up at a farmers water tank about twenty ft across .. A bush fire that's spreading like "wildfire" is far different to a contained fire like that tower block and a chinook helicopter which we have plenty of can carry a hell of a lot more water than the normal run of the mill helicopter ..... two massive drops from a chinook would have made a hell of a lot of difference to that fire ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,385 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Yep fecking terrifying how quick a fire can spread in a home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 3,987 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 those helicopters abroad drop it peoples swimming pool too,near the fire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) What a horrible tragedy. When the story broke, last night over here, my first thoughts were terrorism. NPR article quotes... Local residents said they had warned local authorities about fire issues in the building, a public housing block built in 1974 and containing 120 homes, according to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.'We've complained to council,' said Edward Daffarn, 55, who said nothing had been done to improve safety. 'I consider this mass murder.' It's going to be a while before the causes are known, but the scale of blaze is incredible. If the local authorities haven't implemented fire safety procedures, and it's found to be at fault for the magnitude of the fire, what then? Will we see accountability or will this be another one where it's quietly swept away? Edited June 14, 2017 by ChrisJones 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 3,961 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 An horrific way to go , if you where above a fire that powerful you'd soon realise it's likely your going to die either by smoke/heat or jumping , As has been said by others I'd rather sleep in a tent in Hyde park than live in a tower block . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jiggy 3,207 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wonder how the lads that were calling for ethnic cleansing feel now that they got their wish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacknife 2,005 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wonder how the lads that were calling for ethnic cleansing feel now that they got their wish. Wouldn't call 12 people ethnic cleansing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginger beard 4,652 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wonder how the lads that were calling for ethnic cleansing feel now that they got their wish. Wouldn't call 12 people ethnic cleansing it's a start 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) To coin the title of another thread Why Is It Always About The Fuc*ing Muslims... Worse than the f***ing BBC. Edited June 14, 2017 by ChrisJones 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Wonder how the lads that were calling for ethnic cleansing feel now that they got their wish. Wouldn't call 12 people ethnic cleansing it's a start Now that's a stupid comment..... 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jiggy 3,207 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 To coin the title of another thread Why Is It Always About The Fuc*ing Muslims... Worse than the f***ing BBC. its about them because the building was full of them. Hence the ones looking to kill them all last week that are calling it a terrible tragedy today are A bunch of hypocrites. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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