Elephant and Castle - Fire

[neil_g]

Hope everyone is okay

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...fire-watch-huge-explosion-underneath-station/

edit: seems its the arches nearby not perhaps the station itself..

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1409501384903430153

 

[Screeeech]

Hope everyone is okay

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...fire-watch-huge-explosion-underneath-station/

I used to live in the Strata tower on the 20th floor, overlooking the station, glad I'm not living there today!

Incidentally, they've been doing demolition in and around the old shopping centre and various other bits since earlier this year (I think), so I wonder if it's related to that.

 

[StriderX]

I wonder if that cladding is at risk...

 

[dlockers]

Urban fires be doing what urban fires do.

 

[dlockers]

I hope torture gardens is ok.

 

[Nitefly]

Urban fires be doing what urban fires do.

What do you mean exactly…. urban…..?

 

[touch]

Our residtne taxi driver will be along shortly to tell us the best routes in and out of Elephant & Castle and the most interesting fares he has carried around those parts

Also a random story about how rich he is.
"Oh, lots of smoke in that photo - reminds me of that time I smoked a very expensive cigar!"

 

[doodah]

Hope people are okay, thanks for the heads up - I would have cycled past it on my way home.

 

[Dis86]

Our residtne taxi driver will be along shortly to tell us the best routes in and out of Elephant & Castle and the most interesting fares he has carried around those parts

Is he the one whose son lives in Germany?

 

[Yas786]

Our residtne taxi driver will be along shortly to tell us the best routes in and out of Elephant & Castle and the most interesting fares he has carried around those parts

Lol him and his stories. Kinda reminds of that book/movie Walter Mitty lol

 

[Lysander]

What do you mean exactly…. urban…..?

Fires are racist.

 

[Narj]

Has anyone called 0118 999 881 99 9119 725...3 yet?

 

[Yaayuh!]

Has anyone called 0118 999 881 99 9119 725...3 yet?

 

[Malevolence]

Why would they allow businesses to operate underneath a railway line in the first place? Seems to be asking for trouble.

 

[StriderX]

Why would they allow businesses to operate underneath a railway line in the first place? Seems to be asking for trouble.

Plenty of businesses aren't constant fire hazards, but I suppose there's always a chance so long as there are flammables involved.

I wonder what the justification for arch units were? Presumably it's just maximising profit of the land?

 

[Malevolence]

Plenty of businesses aren't constant fire hazards.

OK, allow me to rephrase. Why would they allow businesses that are of a higher fire risk, like motor mechanics, to operate under a railway line?

 

[dowie]

Fires are racist.

Apparently, wildfires are:

https://wclp.org/racism-fuels-wildfire/

 

[StriderX]

OK, allow me to rephrase. Why would they allow businesses that are of a higher fire risk, like motor mechanics, to operate under a railway line?

Does the council not set what's appropriate? Not sure how it works, but I'd have thought so.

 

[200sols]

What do you mean exactly…. urban…..?

Came for the comments. Not leaving disappointed.

 

[Dis86]

OK, allow me to rephrase. Why would they allow businesses that are of a higher fire risk, like motor mechanics, to operate under a railway line?

Risk assessments. SOPS. Dangerous tasks can be made inherently safe with the correct controls.