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Flixborough 1974 appliances at work
A range of appliances here, I sure someone will fill us in about what's what... for the little I know (from L to R)
Ex Hull FB Austin Princess
Is the ex Land Rover AFS?
Ford Transit/Hanlon (ambulance guys?)
ex Hull FB AEC Merryweather Control Unit
not sure about the others
A range of appliances here, I sure someone will fill us in about what's what... for the little I know (from L to R)
Ex Hull FB Austin Princess
Is the ex Land Rover AFS?
Ford Transit/Hanlon (ambulance guys?)
ex Hull FB AEC Merryweather Control Unit
not sure about the others
Glenn
The Landrover may well be Scunthorpe Fire Stations personnel carrier at the time YBE 275 K ex Lincs (Lindsey) County Fire Brigade in which I had many a happy trip to training school in Derby two years after this incident
Added by Rick Loudon on 17 April 2011.
The Landrover may well be Scunthorpe Fire Stations personnel carrier at the time YBE 275 K ex Lincs (Lindsey) County Fire Brigade in which I had many a happy trip to training school in Derby two years after this incident
Added by Rick Loudon on 17 April 2011.
Sorry - in response to the registration of the Landrover its YFU 275K ex Lindsey we also used TBE 88H ex Grimsby as our 'luxury transport'
Added by Rick Loudon on 18 April 2011.
Added by Rick Loudon on 18 April 2011.
Anyone got info on the 4 x 4 that the firefighters are riding the rear of Land Rover I assume?
Added by Glenn Ramsden on 19 April 2011.
Added by Glenn Ramsden on 19 April 2011.
Flixborough was a chemical plant explosion which occurred when some 40tons of cyclohexane escaped from a temporary pipe and was then ignited, causing a massive explosion and setting much of the site alight. Some 26 people in the control room were killed. Fortunately being a weekend the rest of the site was unstaffed. Numerous injuries outside the site due to flying glass and the like.
Added by John Webb on 13 March 2012.
Added by John Webb on 13 March 2012.
I know Humberside hadn't been in existence long when this one took place, but the mobilisation was truly astoninshing. The "make pumps 30" was at 1732, but the acrtually had to request the CU attend at 1822.
Added by Ian Moore on 14 March 2012.
Added by Ian Moore on 14 March 2012.
Ian
Do you have a list of the mobilisation moves that took place - I would be interested to see it - either published or emailed to me ?
Rick
Added by Rick Loudon on 14 March 2012.
Do you have a list of the mobilisation moves that took place - I would be interested to see it - either published or emailed to me ?
Rick
Added by Rick Loudon on 14 March 2012.
Glenn
I would guess the Landrover the firemen are riding on the back of may have been one of the Normanby Park works of British Steels appliances from about three miles away !
Added by Rick Loudon on 14 March 2012.
I would guess the Landrover the firemen are riding on the back of may have been one of the Normanby Park works of British Steels appliances from about three miles away !
Added by Rick Loudon on 14 March 2012.
I can imagine what the elf an safety guys would say today about the crew on the back of the machine !!!!!!!
Added by Barrie Green on 15 March 2012.
Added by Barrie Green on 15 March 2012.
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Added by Tiger on 16 April 2011.