'Large' blast at Slough trading estate

A fire has broken out after a "large explosion" at a chemical plant on a Berkshire trading estate.

Emergency services were alerted following the blast at the rubber factory on the Slough Trading Estate.

Most of the workforce were in a meeting at the other end of the building and escaped injury, but one man is thought to have been hurt by flying glass.

Police are treating it as a non-suspicious chemical explosion, and are investigating with the fire service.

The Health and Safety Executive has also begun its own probe.

The injured man is being treated at hospital.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman Nicole Targett said: "It was quite an explosion. Metal panels were blown out across the road into the car park opposite and the force smashed windows of other premises nearby.

"All the people inside were at the other end of the building at a meeting when the explosion went off.

"If they had been at the factory end then it could have been a lot more serious and I am sure there would have been [more] casualties.

"The sound of the explosion was heard for miles around.

"The factory processes rubber for industrial uses and there are chemicals on site but we don't know yet whether they were involved in the explosion."

More than 30 firefighters were called to the scene at Eastbourne Road shortly before 1000 GMT to tackle the fire which is now "under control".

An eyewitness told the BBC they could see "lots of smoke and activity of emergency services personnel".

Puneet Jindle, who works near the estate, said: "I'm located in Windsor, in the Centrica building, so a few miles away, but we still heard the bang and saw a plume of smoke coming from Slough.

"It's near the power station as far as we could tell. It was fairly large but dispelled quite quickly."

Thames Valley Police said: "The area has been cordoned off and road closures are in place. Motorists are being urged to avoid the area."

The 462-acre business park was made famous as the location for the BBC television comedy series The Office.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berk ... 758293.stm

Yo mayne, parts of my town just blowing up mayne.

Nobody got hurt though so it should be all good.

Last edited by JiggerJay on Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Good some improvements are ahoy.

Emergency services were alerted following the blast at the rubber factory on the Slough Trading Estate.

The environmental yuppies will love that

JingleJay wrote:Good some improvements are ahoy.

PostRe: 'Large' blast at Slough trading estate by KK » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:11 pm

Yo mayne, parts of my town just blowing up mayne.

So it's not all bad news on a Monday afternoon, then...

Now that's what I call a sticky situation!

Could everyone stop dissing my home town please? It has a lot more to offer than some of the dumps you lot live in.

B. Digital, you got my back brotha? (No homo)

and nothing of value was lost.

Bang go the handbags and the gladrags.

Is that it??? Now if you said the entire town of Slough was destroyed, I might have been mildly interested.

PostRe: 'Large' blast at Slough trading estate by KK » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:46 pm

Rudalf wrote:Is that it??? Now if you said the entire town of Slough was destroyed, I might have been mildly interested.

I would have even paid for the beers.

massimo wrote:Could everyone stop dissing my home town please? It has a lot more to offer than some of the dumps you lot live in.

B. Digital, you got my back brotha? (No homo)

Yeah mayne, fools be acting like they towns are better.

Berkshire lures UK professionals

Berkshire is home to some of the UK's wealthiest people and the lowest number living below the poverty line, the BBC's Changing UK report has revealed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berk ... 752306.stm

Full story in the link.

Slough ain't as gooseberry fool as some of you think, therefore, We are considerably richer than you mayne.

Rudalf wrote:Is that it??? Now if you said the entire town of Slough was destroyed, I might have been mildly interested.

I'd have been mildly dead

So, between massimo and BobbyDigital...which one is the joke account?

PostRe: 'Large' blast at Slough trading estate by KK » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:54 pm

As someone once said...

BOOM! And there goes the neighbourhood!

Rudalf wrote:So, between massimo and BobbyDigital...which one is the joke account?

I ain't no joke account mayne, I ain't tryna play second fiddle (no homo), ya dig???

Cillit Bomb. BANG! And the house is gone!

Alvin Flummux wrote:Cillit Bomb. BANG! And the house is gone!

Shitty Joke. POST And your reputation is gone!

Digitwat, more like. :cry:

NobbyDigital sounds better!

Ario wrote:
Rudalf wrote:Is that it??? Now if you said the entire town of Slough was destroyed, I might have been mildly interested.

I'd have been mildly dead

And nothing of value would be lost...

Only joking, dude.

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