Ocado warehouse fire

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Saleen836

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11,061 posts

208 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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I hope our members within a delivery radius of Andover are not waiting for a delivery..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-47...

Jordan210

4,503 posts

182 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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I live about 5 mins away. Lots of thick black smoke this morning. Saw some videos from last night around. Dint look good.

Jordan210

4,503 posts

182 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Shows the scale of the fire.

stevesuk

1,345 posts

181 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Been following this story, as Ocado have delivered our weekly shop for years (I assume from Andover, as we're in East Dorset).

Had my delivery cancelled yesterday, and the re-booked delivery cancelled today. The email invited me to re-book again, but obviously give the state of the building, there are no delivery slots available.

Customer services have no information at all. I imagine that given time, they'll attempt to serve some of their southern customer base out of other depots, and rest of us will just have service withdrawn until (or if) they rebuild.

Unplanned trip to Tescos for me tonight, which will be thoroughly unpleasant. Feel for the staff who work in Andover though - if the building is a total loss, a bet a lot will be laid off.

wolfracesonic

6,941 posts

126 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Bloody hell, who knew quinoa burnt like car tyres!

louiechevy

644 posts

192 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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My workshop is just out of the top right hand side of the picture, it's been a bit smokey yesterday and today!

peterperkins

3,148 posts

241 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Jordan210 said:
Shows the scale of the fire.
Scale sums it up.

Huge distribution point home delivery warehouse goes up in smoke and millions of pounds in damage and thousands of customers disrupted.
Loads of people out of work etc etc. Months needed to get it back up rebuilt and running.

Little 7/11pm shop on the corner run by the hardworking family burns down. We lose a few out of date packets of cornflakes and a tin of fray bentos stewed steak. Fourteen customers including the old granny in the flat at no 12 have to change plans and go to the co-op instead or the other little shop round the corner for a few days. It's open again a week later with a tarpaulin for the roof and chipboard door.

The all our eggs in one centralised basket scenario springs to mind.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Except you’ll get home delivery from Tesco/Sainsburys/etcetc until your preferred option returns.
I’m pretty close by & no mails etc about my Friday delivery. I guess they will work around it..

B17NNS

18,506 posts

246 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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wolfracesonic said:
Bloody hell, who knew quinoa burnt like car tyres!
hehe deadly when burnt with couscous and kale. Locals are advised to keep windows and doors closed due to the acrid stench of vegans.

Jordan210

4,503 posts

182 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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We have been evacuated!

Aparently it's due to the ammonia tanks in the warehouse.

Edited by Jordan210 on Wednesday 6th February 19:28

louiechevy

644 posts

192 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Jordan210 said:
We have been evacuated!

Aparently it's due to the ammonia tanks in the warehouse.

Edited by Jordan210 on Wednesday 6th February 19:28
Your tweets on the BBC website mate, also as my workshop is on one of the roads listed as closed looks like I wont be doing much tomorrow!

Jordan210

4,503 posts

182 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
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louiechevy said:
Your tweets on the BBC website mate, also as my workshop is on one of the roads listed as closed looks like I wont be doing much tomorrow!
I spotted that. Thats my 15 mins of fame !

Hopefully normality will resume soon


boobles

15,241 posts

214 months

Thursday 7th February 2019
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We were about 200 meters away from the evacuation cut of point. My partner works for Ocado & is concerned just like all the other 700 employees.



This was taken from my place of work over 3 miles away.



Edited by boobles on Thursday 7th February 09:17

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

99 months

Thursday 7th February 2019
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boobles said:
We were about 200 meters away from the evacuation cut of point. My partner works for Ocado & is concerned just like all the other 700 employees.



This was taken from my place of work over 3 miles away.



Edited by boobles on Thursday 7th February 09:17
On the BBC article, a spokesman for Ocado said that they had "comprehensive business insurance" or words to that effect, no doubt covering them against lost business, stock and the building, but does that cover the cost of the staff I wonder?

boobles

15,241 posts

214 months

Thursday 7th February 2019
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She has a meeting today but apparently some staff are going to be transported to other depots.

Jordan210

4,503 posts

182 months

Thursday 7th February 2019
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Just been aloud back home.

Strong sweet smell of ammonia in the air and very dark Skys with the sun trying to shine.


At 3:30 this was how the fire was



at 4:15 this had happened.


boobles

15,241 posts

214 months

Thursday 7th February 2019
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Our friends live just down the road from commercial center & their house & cars are covered in dust...

Jordan210

4,503 posts

182 months

Thursday 7th February 2019
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boobles said:
Our friends live just down the road from commercial center & their house & cars are covered in dust...
Some of the houses as you enter the village have huge chunks of ash on drives and car.

Never thought living in a small village we would be evacuated.

Hopefully Ocado have contingency plans.

TonyRPH

12,963 posts

167 months

Thursday 7th February 2019
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Are there no fire suppression systems in these warehouses?

One would have thought...


boobles

15,241 posts

214 months

Thursday 7th February 2019
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TonyRPH said:
Are there no fire suppression systems in these warehouses?

One would have thought...
Not sure what the rules are on this particular building as it was mainly manned by robots.