Tea? (Part 2)

[welsh dragon]

Watching
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Was that the worker who got off the building onto the fire ladder just before the roof collapsed?

 

[classic33]

You'll notice the white hard hat being worn by one in the platform, He'd gone up to get a better view of the situation. The roof didn't collapse until later. The hole you see were caused by gas cylinders going up.
They pulled back when they got back to the ground.

 

[welsh dragon]

You'll notice the white hard hat being worn by one in the platform, He'd gone up to get a better view of the situation. The roof didn't collapse until later. The hole you see were caused by gas cylinders going up.
They pulled back when they got back to the ground.

He was very lucky indeed

 

[classic33]

He was very lucky indeed

Not as close to the building as it appears, but close enough to be hit by the slates as the control valves/heads of the cylinders went through the roof! Having travelled through three floors & 18 inches of concrete before reaching the roof.

 

[welsh dragon]

Not as close to the building as it appears, but close enough to be hit by the slates as the control valves/heads of the cylinders went through the roof! Having travelled through three floors & 18 inches of concrete before reaching the roof.

Those cylinders are like bombs going off

 

[classic33]

Those cylinders are like bombs going off

Damage was done by pieces similar to this, about the size of your hand and about 1lb in weight.

 

[welsh dragon]

Damage was done by pieces similar to this, about the size of your hand and about 1lb in weight.
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That would certainly hurt if it hit you.

 

[classic33]

That would certainly hurt if it hit you.

Hurt would be an understatement. If it can shoot through 18 inches of concrete, the roof & still go over 300 foot in the air, what chance would you stand.

 

[welsh dragon]

Hurt would be an understatement. If it can shoot through 18 inches of concrete, the roof & still go over 300 foot in the air, what chance would you stand.

I realised that. It could probably go right through someone

 

[classic33]

This week, 27th March, in 1987.
When that was taken I'd have been round the far side of the building. Roughly were the boom is pointing to.

 

[welsh dragon]

This week, 27th March, in 1987.
When that was taken I'd have been round the far side of the building. Roughly were the boom is pointing to.

What were you doing?

 

[classic33]

Helping out, placing the pumps in the river. Local knowledge came in handy.

 

[classic33]

Almost no water going downstream from that point on.

 

[welsh dragon]

I'm not surprised

 

[classic33]

I did manage to get both my cup and kettle out intact the following Monday. Lead on the kettle required replacing though!