Serious injuries in Croydon Police Station explosion
Around 50 firefighters, three ambulances and an air ambulance helicopter attended an explosion at Croydon police station at 11.20am Tuesday March 20. Fire fighters from 10 crews fought for around 2 hours to prevent the fire spreading.
Tej Ajimal from the London Fire Brigade said: “Crews worked hard to bring the fire under control and managed to contain it to the basement area and stop it from spreading to the rest of the police station.”
Four contractors from Vinci Construction UK were working in the basement at the time of the blast. One of the men was airlifted to a specialist unit at the Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford suffering from severe burns and a second man was taken to St George’s Hospital with burns to his face and arms.
Several others received treatment for minor burns and smoke inhalation.
A spokesman for the police said that the explosion happened in the basement firing range which had been decommissioned during the current refurbishment.
A spokesman for Vinci Construction said: “Vinci Construction UK is gravely concerned about the welfare and safety of the construction workers and others affected by this incident and has been working with all emergency services throughout the day to secure the scene of the incident. We are working with the HSE in their ongoing investigation to understand the cause of the explosion.”
Chief Superintendent, Dave Musker said: “Seven people have been injured and five have been taken to hospital. While two are thought to be seriously injured. We want to reassure the public we continue to provide fully operational services to the community of Croydon. Our thoughts and wishes are with those injured.”
Health and Safety Executive are investigating the cause of the incident.
4 killed in Wales refinery explosion
4 people have been killed and another hospitalized in a huge explosion at an oil refinery in wales.
The explosion happened at the Pembroke Dock Chevron refinery at around 6.22pm on Thursday 2nd June.
10 appliances from Mid and West Wales fire service attended the incident which was caused by a storage tanker that was undergoing maintenance exploding.
Local resident, Liz Herbert said: “I was in the house and I could feel a shaking kind of thing – and I am on the other side of the water, so it is quite a way. I looked out of the window and could see black smoke, I went upstairs to get a better view and I could see flames. The black smoke was unbelievable. We could hear all the sirens going. People were out and about having a look. It is gone now, but at the time, all along the front was jam-packed with cars and people having a look at what’s going on.”
Another local who owns the Angle village shop said: “I ran to the front and saw a huge plume of smoke. It was black and filled the sky. It must have been 50 or so metres wide. There were lots of people outside staring at the sky. We thought it had something to do with a jet at first and some people thought it might have been guns at Castle Martin – they have been firing a the range a lot recently.”
Dyfed Powys police force is investigating the incident alongside the Health and Safety Executive. Chief Superintendent Gwyn Thomas said that “Early indications show that it is a tragic industrial accident.”