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New Tue 23 Feb 16 18:23 
 Didcot power station explosion - Westpig
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35641766

Looks like a rather large explosion from the picture
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New Tue 23 Feb 16 18:31 
 Didcot power station explosion - No FM2R
Which bit? I can't see the cooling towers, but then I may have read something about them being taken down anyway?
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New Tue 23 Feb 16 18:44 
 Didcot power station explosion - Zero
The picture is deceptive. Its Didcot A - Much of it has been previously demolished, all thats happened is that a third of the remaining generator hall has collapsed.


When I say ""All" i dont want to diminish the effect on those who were on site
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New Tue 23 Feb 16 18:50 
 Didcot power station explosion - WillDeBeest
The coal station is decommissioned and three of its towers were demolished in 2014 (?) The incident (explosion / collapse) was in a building on that part of the site.
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New Tue 23 Feb 16 19:02 
 Didcot power station explosion - fluffy
Why did the explosion occur. Too many long hours on minimum wage pay.

There is not enough rest period that is why mistakes are being made.
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New Tue 23 Feb 16 19:07 
 Didcot power station explosion - Zero
1/ We dont know there was an explosion 2/Clearly a mistake was made but we dont know what so 3/we dont know that poor pay or overwork was to blame.
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New Tue 23 Feb 16 19:23 
 Didcot power station explosion - MD
The Fluff one is David Cameroon to be sure...O:-)
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New Tue 23 Feb 16 22:28 
 Didcot power station explosion - Dutchie
Don't know what happened.The mistake was people working in a building which was about to fall down.

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New Tue 23 Feb 16 23:14 
 Didcot power station explosion - R.P.
Being reported that there was no explosion but a collapse.
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New Wed 24 Feb 16 07:58 
 Didcot power station explosion - Old Navy
My armchair theory is they were a bit too enthusiastic with the weakening of the structure prior to explosive demolition. If that was the plan.
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New Wed 24 Feb 16 08:09 
 Didcot power station explosion - Zero
My armchair theory is that it was a building that is not suitable (or required) for explosive demolition, so was being taken down section by section. But yes wrong part taken out at wrong time.

Now that chimney next door, that will be interesting.
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New Wed 24 Feb 16 08:14 
 Didcot power station explosion - Old Navy
These twin chimneys were knocked down recently, clever how they were toppled into each other to reduce the debris field.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34368781

The generator hall has also been explosively demolished.

Will the lights go out soon?
Last edited by: Old Navy on Wed 24 Feb 16 at 08:17
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New Wed 24 Feb 16 14:39 
 Didcot power station explosion - Duncan
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>> Will the lights go out soon?
>>

As long as it's only the Jocks that are affected, then it won't matter.
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New Wed 24 Feb 16 16:15 
 Didcot power station explosion - Old Navy
>> As long as it's only the Jocks that are affected, then it won't matter.
>>

We will be OK we have hundreds of wind turbines, pity there is no wind today. Terrific planning by someone who will be on a fat pension somewhere hot and sunny when the lights go out.
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