Swanny17 Posted September 10, 2019 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/fountainbridge-closed-due-to-major-building-fire-after-explosion-near-tollcross-primary-1-5001709 Hopefully no one hurt!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Restonbabe Posted September 10, 2019 Gas explosion. Building is totally destroyed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlphonseCapone Posted September 10, 2019 Looks bad. Hopefully no casualties. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Gin Posted September 10, 2019 Looks a bad one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Janbo1874 Posted September 10, 2019 Roof still well alight 20 minutes ago. Going to be some mess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N Lincs Jambo Posted September 10, 2019 Jeez, just dropped my daughter off at her new uni accommodation on Fountainbridge on Sunday. This is about 400 yards away! Hopefully nobody injured in this. (daughter fine but aware of it). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deodato Posted September 10, 2019 Tollcross Primary shut tomorrow. Speaking to some parents and they are in a state of shock. So close to the school gate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jb102 Posted September 10, 2019 Is Topkapi open. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
been here before Posted September 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Deodato said: Tollcross Primary shut tomorrow. Speaking to some parents and they are in a state of shock. So close to the school gate. Why? Im presuming the school would have been finished for the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlphonseCapone Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, been here before said: Why? Im presuming the school would have been finished for the day. Why does it matter why? If they are, they are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swanny17 Posted September 11, 2019 2 hours ago, been here before said: Why? Im presuming the school would have been finished for the day. There was kids playing in the playground, and had it happened an hour or so earlier, the street would have been extremely busy with children walking home. Thankfully, the explosion occurred at a time when no one was directly underneath the falling masonry otherwise there would have been fatalities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diadora Van Basten Posted September 11, 2019 Bad news 1 dead: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/one-dead-after-fountainbridge-building-fire-and-suspected-gas-explosion-1-5002099/amp?__twitter_impression=true Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebo Posted September 11, 2019 12 hours ago, been here before said: Why? Im presuming the school would have been finished for the day. Why are some people in shock about a fatal explosion yards from where their children attend school?!?!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
been here before Posted September 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Peebo said: Why are some people in shock about a fatal explosion yards from where their children attend school?!?!? No-one knew it was fatal till this afternoon. Cheers though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebo Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, been here before said: No-one knew it was fatal till this afternoon. Cheers though. Perhaps not public knowledge, but those who were aware of the extent of the damage would have known it was a major incident, resulting in lots of damage and flying debris. The fact someone died is hardly surprising to anyone who has seen the damage at reasonably close quarters. This happening in late afternoon will have been particularly shocking to those of us who are often going about our business there at that time of day. Edited September 11, 2019 by Peebo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsharp Posted September 11, 2019 If that had happened here in B.C. the first thing people would be saying, drug lab. Thats how it is here now., Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peebo Posted September 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, bobsharp said: If that had happened here in B.C. the first thing people would be saying, drug lab. Thats how it is here now., And here it’s failed muslimoid bomb makers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machiavelli Posted September 11, 2019 51 minutes ago, Peebo said: And here it’s failed muslimoid bomb makers. Or shite gas men. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsharp Posted September 11, 2019 59 minutes ago, Peebo said: And here it’s failed muslimoid bomb makers. Paranoia seems to hit every where for something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey1874 Posted October 1, 2019 The man who died has been named https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49893712 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
