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 Huge Factory fire , Leamington. 
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https://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/video-and-photos-huge-fire-can-be-seen-across-leamington-and-warwick-3362052


I noticed billows smoke around 10 am, We heard a few explosions.

It is remains pretty serious. One person unaccounted for.
Nearby residents have been evacuated from their homes.


Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:33 am
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Just found out the factory is Leeson Polyurethanes Ltd.


Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:31 am
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Had a warehouse not far from me go up a couple of weeks back and a few years ago an engine tuning business went up, I remember the whistling as various projectiles shot through the air, and afterwards the melted window frames of the closest homes. This is why I generally don't approve of mixing industrial units and homes.

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Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:19 pm
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It's a huge fire. Someone sent me a picture of the smoke from the far side of Warwick.


Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:19 pm
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I should think there will be protests if they attempt to build anything that dangerous with hazardous chemicals near a residential area. I don't blame them.

Just a question:- If they are looking for a missing member of staff, he may well have got caught in the inferno and been incinerated. How would they be able to trace any evidence? Not easily I should think.


Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:12 pm
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Bones will likely be present, Margaret, typically the thicker bones. I believe even crematoriums use bone crushers as the heat is insufficient to render them down properly. Years ago we used a contractor for maintaining our engine test beds, his main line of business was bone crushers in crematoriums.

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Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:25 pm
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Bones will likely be present, Margaret, typically the thicker bones. I believe even crematoriums use bone crushers as the heat is insufficient to render them down properly. Years ago we used a contractor for maintaining our engine test beds, his main line of business was bone crushers in crematoriums.


Oh I didn't realise that. God, what a job! :(

I imagine there would be a lot of rubble to sift through.


Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:36 pm
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The HSE are still finalising their findings. It was one hell of a fire: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/frustration-voiced-at-wait-for-report-into-massive-leamington-factory-fire-46649/


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