Stafford is on FIRE! SP Fireworks factory ablaze on Baswich

Laurie61

Laurie61

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Tants said:
I'm fuming at the disgusting journalism in that report. Someone has been up here digging for a name of a person, hunting down their family and harassing neighbours! All to get something in print!

Throw in to that the comment below when they felt the need to describe him by the price of his house!!

"A relative of Mr Hillier who came to the door of the family's £157,000 bungalow, in Cannock, Staffordshire said: 'We are just feeling numb at the moment and don't wish to say any more for now."

I hope the family lodge a very serious complaint!
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They must have read your comments as the bungalow value has now been removed. It now reads -

"A family member who came to the door of the family's bungalow in Cannock, Staffordshire, said: 'We are just feeling numb at the moment and don't wish to say any more for now".

Nothing can be done for the two people who unfortunately died in this explosion but hopefully it does not get any worse and the 40 yr old man in hospital can make a full recovery.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Stafford-fireworks-factory.html#ixzz3HozYOv76
 
arthur

arthur

Nixon Garden Neatness
The are some very kind and heartening sentiments on the forum, there is also a load of crap rambling on a what about was said or meant and how reporters will go to any length to get some rubbish in print.

I thought that the forum was a site for Stafford news and a place to unite Staffordians in celebrating good news about Stafford and commiserating on bad news. I am very close to someone who works right next to where this happened and i am so relieved that he left early and was not in an danger. The effect this tragedy has had on the families of the deceased and the injured must be dreadful my feelings go out to them.

This tragedy will also effect those working and living in the area we should all be thankful for out families safety and wait for fire investigation results. Staffordians should pull together in sad times.
 
wmrcomputers

wmrcomputers

Stafford PC & laptop repair specialist
Only just had chance to catch up on this thread.

First of all my heart goes out to all of the families concerned, including those with horrific burns injuries as this is as much a difficult time for those.

Now, whilst I don't want to go to off subject or take away from the main "condolences" conversation, I can't help but wonder just how this came to happen. I'm not talking about whether it were electrical / deliberate etc. but more of how a building can be legally allowed to store so many fireworks by what appeared as if only contained by the bricks and steel roof? (and I hope I'm wrong). I buy fireworks from a warehouse in Birmingham, where you look at dummy fireworks, make your purchase and then you are sent with your invoice to collect them on the car park from a huge solid steel shipping container, far away from any buildings or electrical wiring or adjoining businesses. The container is manned by around 3 staff and only one customer can get anywhere near it at a time.

I'm in no way implying that SP Fireworks don't follow legal requirements as I'm certain they do. I just think that the one solemn good thing about this whole experience is that MAYBE the laws controlling the storage of fireworks can be looked into and made even safer than they currently are.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
wmrcomputers said:
I'm in no way implying that SP Fireworks don't follow legal requirements as I'm certain they do. I just think that the one solemn good thing about this whole experience is that MAYBE the laws controlling the storage of fireworks can be looked into and made even safer than they currently are.
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Trading Standards inspected SP's facilities only a fortnight ago and found no issues, I understand. http://www.staffordshirenewsletter....ty-standards/story-23853044-detail/story.html

I noticed, a while ago, that Lidl weren't displaying fireworks this year - they are available, but any purchaser must do so by contacting a staff member.
 
wmrcomputers

wmrcomputers

Stafford PC & laptop repair specialist
Christ knows what difference this makes! Safe fireworks? Not safe fireworks? No difference the outcome would have been the same. It's what actually IGNITED the fire that we hope to discover, surely? I can't help but think that Trading Standards etc. want to be seen to be "doing something" as there's possibly little hope in ever explaining why this happened (unfortunately)
 
Trumpet

Trumpet

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wmrcomputers said:
Christ knows what difference this makes! Safe fireworks? Not safe fireworks? No difference the outcome would have been the same. It's what actually IGNITED the fire that we hope to discover, surely? I can't help but think that Trading Standards etc. want to be seen to be "doing something" as there's possibly little hope in ever explaining why this happened (unfortunately)
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My thoughts exactly, even the dodgiest firework isn't going to self ignite.
 
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Gareth

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There is a thing called friction ignition that can rarely occur when composition is inbalanced through faulty manufacturing. Thankfully it is rare by todays standards, but it is not unheard of for fireworks to get recalled, I mean how many kids toys get recalled.

The cause of the fire is for police and fire service at this stage so has no bearing on what trading standards are doing in this exercise and is likely a preventative measure and rightly so, due diligence had to occur even if a tick box exercise. This is no hindrance in the investigation but will be seen as an extension. If it was me and certainly would return them without use as at this stage we do not know.
 
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Gareth

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The above happened to my uncle although 20 years back so standards should be better and occurrence s extremely rare. But nothing is failsafe unfortunately so its worth the word is out they are checked even if a little late in the day.
 
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