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[Stubby]

A.J. injured in Nigerian car crash with two others dead . 

[Mick Dempsey]

Switzerland latest: Several dozen people presumed dead at New Year's party in ski resort

NEWS.SKY.COM

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A fire ripped through a ski resort bar in Switzerland where people were celebrating New Year's Eve. Dozens of people are feared dead and around 100 more are injured. Follow...

Dozens of young people killed celebrating New Year, 100 in hospital with significant burns,

An absolute nightmare.

[Steven P]

Have just read that one, sounds horrific.

[Stubby]

4 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Switzerland latest: Several dozen people presumed dead at New Year's party in ski resort

NEWS.SKY.COM

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A fire ripped through a ski resort bar in Switzerland where people were celebrating New Year's Eve. Dozens of people are feared dead and around 100 more are injured. Follow...

Dozens of young people killed celebrating New Year, 100 in hospital with significant burns,

An absolute nightmare.

Just said on Sky News 40 dead so far . 

[Mick Dempsey]

Grim. 

[Steven P]

Seen some videos on the news channels of this, looks like there was no escape, but also how quickly the fire spread surprised me - not the fumes and smoke which is the usual killer but the flames shot across the ceiling. Like a lot of tragedies like this, a combination of factors and failings added together to magnify the problems.

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, Steven P said:

Seen some videos on the news channels of this, looks like there was no escape, but also how quickly the fire spread surprised me - not the fumes and smoke which is the usual killer but the flames shot across the ceiling. Like a lot of tragedies like this, a combination of factors and failings added together to magnify the problems.

Same happened in UK or Isle of Man many years ago, a clear plastic roof and blocked fire exits, people killed by melted burning plastic. Resulted in a law change

 

Summerland 1973

Edited 6 hours ago by openspaceman
Date and venue (memory not completely shot yet)

[Steven P]

44 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Summerland 1973

 

Just read the wikkipedia, the original design sounds like a masterclass in building a deadly building! Asbestos coated in bitumen, acrylic roof, fire alarm system that was vulnerable to fire, locked fire escapes... Still get warnings about locked and blocked fire escapes 50+ years later

[openspaceman]

15 minutes ago, Steven P said:

 

Just read the wikkipedia, the original design sounds like a masterclass in building a deadly building! Asbestos coated in bitumen, acrylic roof, fire alarm system that was vulnerable to fire, locked fire escapes... Still get warnings about locked and blocked fire escapes 50+ years later

I was in my early twenties and already worried in crowded places then.

 

Not to mention Grenfell, some things don't change when there is money to be made.