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I was in town, just had an hour watching the blaze from Nelson Square.I could only see a section of the building, the section at the right of the photo Spider posted.The cladding below the  beams  on that photo didn't burn. other than a very small section.Those beams are at the front of the building on Bradshawgate, the blaze to the left of the crane must be at the back of the building.
The blaze was mostly put out by 11.30pm, although im sure the emergency services will be there a few more hours.There were tens of kids from the building outside the bus station some in their pyjamas and dressing gowns, some with no shoes and socks on.It must have been a race to get out of the building.The police were saying as far as they were aware everybody had got out of  the building.Really hope they are correct
 
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6 hours ago, Roger_Dubuis said:
I was in town, just had an hour watching the blaze from Nelson Square.I could only see a section of the building, the section at the right of the photo Spider posted.The cladding below the  beams  on that photo didn't burn. other than a very small section.Those beams are at the front of the building on Bradshawgate, the blaze to the left of the crane must be at the back of the building.
The blaze was mostly put out by 11.30pm, although im sure the emergency services will be there a few more hours.There were tens of kids from the building outside the bus station some in their pyjamas and dressing gowns, some with no shoes and socks on.It must have been a race to get out of the building.The police were saying as far as they were aware everybody had got out of  the building.Really hope they are correct
 

Did they tell you if Carl Frampton made it out?

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25 minutes ago, royal white said:

Can someone tell Spider (I think he’s blocked me though I’m not to sure) that Carl is fine and sunning it up in Vegas 

Frampton alive!

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13 minutes ago, Dr Faustus said:

Those two comments 😂 😂 😂 

Unrelated but slight similarities down here with the bush fires over in NSW.

On Channel 9 news yesterday, the anchorwoman was talking to the Chief Fire Officer of NSW and he was telling her that the firebugs who started these horrendous fires would be hunted down and brought to justice.

She then asked "Do you deal with the fires differently when you know that they have been deliberately started?"

I really wanted him to say "Of course we do. We just say 'let the fucker burn' and piss off back to the station". Instead he just blinked, furrowed his brow  and replied with a terse "No". What a fucking stupid question.

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I live in the Arches, well I did do anyhow, fortunately I was out on the piss on Friday so missed it. All the doors were kicked in by the fire brigade on Friday so I'm currently living in the Premier Inn. The cube looks a mess, I called home yesterday to collect some clothes but still can't move back in probably not til next week until the doors have been replaced and water back on.

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1 minute ago, Widnes Two Hats said:

I live in the Arches, well I did do anyhow, fortunately I was out on the piss on Friday so missed it. All the doors were kicked in by the fire brigade on Friday so I'm currently living in the Premier Inn. The cube looks a mess, I called home yesterday to collect some clothes but still can't move back in probably not til next week until the doors have been replaced and water back on.

Any heat damage to your building?

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2 minutes ago, Widnes Two Hats said:

I live in the Arches, well I did do anyhow, fortunately I was out on the piss on Friday so missed it. All the doors were kicked in by the fire brigade on Friday so I'm currently living in the Premier Inn. The cube looks a mess, I called home yesterday to collect some clothes but still can't move back in probably not til next week until the doors have been replaced and water back on.

Bloody hell - have they given you any idea how long you'll need to stay there for?

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