Rotherham 'explosion'

[No ideas for a name]

Today's or rather yesterday's odd occurrence...

Apparently a man has blown himself up in an explosion.
Cadent say it isn't gas.

BBC said:

A man has been found dead after emergency services were called to reports of an "explosion" in South Yorkshire.

Officers were called to Clifton Mount in Rotherham on Tuesday afternoon, South Yorkshire Police said, with a man "sadly found deceased".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckwyz862pjz5o

[Countdown]

No ideas for a name said:

Cadent say it isn't gas.

That surprises me - lots of people choosing the "Free" tariff nowadays.....

[Tam_Mullen]

No ideas for a name said:

Today's or rather yesterday's odd occurrence...

Apparently a man has blown himself up in an explosion.
Cadent say it isn't gas.

No they didn't, they said it wasn't related to their gas network.

Its happened a couple times in Fraserburgh where someone who was huffing gas causes an explosion.

[vixen1700]

Someone on Twitter saying it was a bloke with explosives strapped to him who just went bang.

[No ideas for a name]

vixen1700 said:

Someone on Twitter saying it was a bloke with explosives strapped to him who just went bang.

Yes, I am not going to look it up, but the report I heard was he had effectively disassembled himself in the street.
Most odd, and didn't reach the main press until today.

[Tango13]

How many thousands of pounds worth of improvements did the explosion do to Rotherham?

[Vanden Saab]

Tango13 said:

How many thousands of pounds worth of improvements did the explosion do to Rotherham?

[otolith]

"In an update on Wednesday, South Yorkshire Police said: "While the exact cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed, at this stage in our investigation we believe it to have been caused by a household accident."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx8d3vn2evd2o

[FredericRobinson]

otolith said:

"In an update on Wednesday, South Yorkshire Police said: "While the exact cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed, at this stage in our investigation we believe it to have been caused by a household accident."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx8d3vn2evd2o

Yeah, but someone on twitter says...............

[speedking31]

otolith said:

"In an update on Wednesday, South Yorkshire Police said: "While the exact cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed, at this stage in our investigation we believe it to have been caused by a household accident."

Ate two tins of beans.

[Lotobear]

Probably some old guy worried about his pension trying to save on gas and knocking up a tin of beans on his old war issue Primus stove

[Landlubber]

Probably on his way down to Fairford.

[tangerine_sedge]

FredericRobinson said:

otolith said:

"In an update on Wednesday, South Yorkshire Police said: "While the exact cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed, at this stage in our investigation we believe it to have been caused by a household accident."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx8d3vn2evd2o

Yeah, but someone on twitter says...............

pffft! Waiting for a considered response from an official source that's done some basic investigation is so last century. Getting misinformation quickly from an unknown on twitter is where it's 'at' nowadays...

Quick lies are obviously much better than slow facts, and if you build a narrative based on those lies that are later shown to be nonsense, then you can always blame the authorities for not sharing the gory details to the public fast enough.

[Brother D]

Very hard to find and actaul facts about this incident. Gas board said 'Not a gas related incident', and yet authorities say it was a 'household accident'.

I can't think of any 'household accident' that would result in the explosive deconstruction of a body?

[No ideas for a name]

Brother D said:

Very hard to find and actaul facts about this incident. Gas board said 'Not a gas related incident', and yet authorities say it was a 'household accident'.

I can't think of any 'household accident' that would result in the explosive deconstruction of a body?

It struck me as odd, hence the posting.
Outwardly, it appears the property hasn't been badly damaged, but 'parts' of the person ended up in the street. One hell of a 'household accident'.

[lornemalvo]

No ideas for a name said:

Brother D said:

Very hard to find and actaul facts about this incident. Gas board said 'Not a gas related incident', and yet authorities say it was a 'household accident'.

I can't think of any 'household accident' that would result in the explosive deconstruction of a body?

It struck me as odd, hence the posting.
Outwardly, it appears the property hasn't been badly damaged, but 'parts' of the person ended up in the street. One hell of a 'household accident'.

Mixing bleach with drain cleaner perhaps, or a propane or butane cylinder. Or gas welding equipment. If he was found outside the last one would be my wild guess.

Edited by lornemalvo on Wednesday 30th September 19:31

[Jimbo.]

Landlubber said:

Probably on his way down to Fairford.

Is he a martyr or a fookin’ Jalfrezi?!

[Vanden Saab]

Jimbo. said:

Landlubber said:

Probably on his way down to Fairford.

Is he a martyr or a fookin Jalfrezi?!

At least he won't get bail...

[POIDH]

lornemalvo said:

Mixing bleach with drain cleaner perhaps, or a propane or butane cylinder. Or gas welding equipment. If he was found outside the last one would be my wild guess.

Edited by lornemalvo on Wednesday 30th September 19:31

Camping stove.
Gas car furtling gone wrong.
Throwing custard powder around.
Electric battery shorted.

[TriumphStag3.0V8]

Brother D said:

Very hard to find and actaul facts about this incident. Gas board said 'Not a gas related incident', and yet authorities say it was a 'household accident'.

I can't think of any 'household accident' that would result in the explosive deconstruction of a body?

Many years ago, (probably late 80s) a chap in our town decided to weld up his leaking petrol tank on the driveway. The car made it to the other side of the street and they did not find very much of him.