Explosion in Boston, Lincs

[john_p]

"Several people are thought to have died in what police have described as a serious incident at a Lincolnshire industrial estate"
source BBC

[Ozzie Osmond]

Does this thread have a purpose??

[thatone1967]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Does this thread have a purpose??

I suspect that this will grow into a major news story as the night progresses....

[john_p]

Well you know, we can discuss it. But you don't have to, it's OK.

[budgie smuggler]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-...

not good, anybody got more info?

[Dan_1981]

Looking a the google streetview - there doesn't seem to be much there except a few smashed up cars, a tyre place, a scrappy and some more chop shops car repair centres.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Thanks for the link, albeit thin on facts at this stage.

[john_p]

Very little in the way of facts right now, stuff on Twitter just repeating the same info from BBC. Nothing on BBC News or Sky News.

[oobster]

Looks like there is a garage there with a couple of nice old Jags outside.

[thatone1967]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Thanks for the link, albeit thin on facts at this stage.

I find the following link quite useful sometime...


www.google.com

hth

[don4l]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Discuss what?

Several people have died in an explosion.

You may not give a damn, but that doesn't mean that other people don't care.

You should probably just avoid the thread.

Don
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[Eric Mc]

Just been mentioned on BBC TV news.

[UK300]

Up to five been killed at a vehicle garage so ive just heard from friends that live near there.

I only live 15 mile away did not see any smoke.

[john_p]

Confirmed that 5 men have died (Lincs Police via Sky), Broadfield Lane, Boston..

[Dan_1981]

Wild speculation time....

Due to the lack of smoke or flames etc being seen in the one tiny photo on the BBC website - anyone else thinking compressed air or similar?

Nasty things inflating tyres.....

[oobster]

Strange time for a garage to be still open though, google street view shows a 6-bay garage called Shaw Motor Services but it looks like there could be others further along the lane.

Nasty though.

[deadtom]

Dan_1981 said:

anyone else thinking compressed air or similar?

Nasty things inflating tyres.....

5 people though?

i know you have to be careful when inflating tyres, but for car tyres at least i would have thought you have to be pretty nearby to really get hurt?

possibly a gas bottle exploded? oxy/acetelyne is potent stuff

[adycav]

Meth lab?

[Dan_1981]

deadtom said:

Dan_1981 said:

anyone else thinking compressed air or similar?

Nasty things inflating tyres.....

5 people though?

i know you have to be careful when inflating tyres, but for car tyres at least i would have thought you have to be pretty nearby to really get hurt?

possibly a gas bottle exploded? oxy/acetelyne is potent stuff

As i said - wild speculation really - although a guy at a local scrapyard to us was killed when a lorry tyre he was inflating exploded - he wasn't using a cage.

But luckily for those involved the police have confirmed that it was one of the rarer quick explosions.

PoliceWoman said:

A Lincolnshire Police spokeswoman said she believed the explosion had been very quick and the men died instantly.

[Disgusted]

There are all sorts of little industrial units down there (many of them automotive), with a largish scrapper at the end of the lane. Many years ago, one of the scrapper's owners blew himself up when applying a welder to a petrol tank, having neglected to check the contents.

Could be anything, mind.