Shell To Sea newsletter - 01/03/2008
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Saturday March 01, 2008 14:14
by JM
Rossport
Bacton explosion probe begins
Neighbours of Norfolk's giant gas terminal are today pondering how close they came to disaster after a blast rocked the seaside complex.
... Shell plant manager at Bacton, Don Paulino, refused to say how close the explosion had been to causing a major incident.
And he declined to comment on whether the explosion happened near any flammable materials, saying it was in “a watery area”.
... “We could see flames and smoke shooting up into the air and the siren was going off very loudly.
“It was really alarming. We could see billowing black smoke. The fire was right in the centre of the terminal and there were helicopters flying all around.”
“Fire At British Gas Terminal Hits Heating Supplies”
Gas supply interrupted by fire at Shell plant
http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=127791
“Norfolk pays Bacton security costs”
Taxpayers foot the bill for policing at Shell site
http://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/content/northnorfolkn...3A037
Fireman dead, 35 injured in gas blast in French city of Lyon
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gHjuQgBQ5NqCf8TNqE4...5-e5A
Explosion at US shopping centre
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7270048.stm
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