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Large explosion at oxygen plant in Waterfall

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  • 25-11-2011 12:53pm
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    beer enigma
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    Gardai confirm reports of a huge explosion at the IOC oxygen processing plant in waterfall

    Hope everyone is ok


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    Funsterdelux
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    RTE NEWS LINK

    2 Injured!


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    swim2
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    People living within 100 metres of Irish Oxygen plant #Cork advised to stay indoors over fears of asbestos presence in roof of building


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    booboo88
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    I work in the university tech centre, and the whole building shook where we were:eek:
    hope the people involved are ok.


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    beer enigma
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    booboo88 wrote: »
    I work in the university tech centre, and the whole building shook where we were:eek:
    hope the people involved are ok.

    Seems that only four people in the building and two received minor facial injuries - An angel looking over them given the damage

    Asbestos roof is a worry though


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    seniorstaff
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    It was an OXY ACYTELENE cylinder that exploded ,demolishing a large section of the building, the 2 men have very serious facial burns and are extremely lucky to be alive


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    Andip wrote: »
    Seems that only four people in the building and two received minor facial injuries - An angel looking over them given the damage

    Asbestos roof is a worry though

    Source of that info ?


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    beer enigma
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    RoverJames wrote: »
    Andip wrote: »
    Seems that only four people in the building and two received minor facial injuries - An angel looking over them given the damage

    Asbestos roof is a worry though

    Source of that info ?

    Rte 1300 news & c103 news - hopefully asbestos not the the case


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