Incident on London Underground

Witchie · 15-09-2017 8:47am #1

Just saw on BBC News that there had been some sort of possible explosion on the underground. People apparently coming out with burns on their faces.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4887032/Explosion-underground-train-south-London.html

That was first link I saw.

Hope everyone is OK.

seamus · 15-09-2017 8:51am

First reports are that people have suffered facial injuries after a "container exploded" in a carriage.

No damage to any trains or life threatening injuries reported.

Doesn't sound like anything malicious at first glance, but we'll see.

Uriel. · 15-09-2017 8:51am

I'm sure it's not terrorism anyway.

Really hope it's not something major whatever it is.

Bunny12345 · 15-09-2017 8:52am

Part and parcel of living in a big city, unfortunately

Uriel. · 15-09-2017 8:52am

Bunny12345 wrote: »

Part and parcel of living in a big city, unfortunately

What is?

seamus · 15-09-2017 8:53am

Alleged picture of the container that exploded:
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If true, then probably just some moron carrying something dangerous in in a LIDL bag.

Your Face · 15-09-2017 8:53am

There was a factory fire last night in London.

Also, a hit and run this morning.

Pelvis · 15-09-2017 8:54am

It's the feckin' Germans again!

gramar · 15-09-2017 8:54am

seamus wrote: »

If true, then probably just some moron carrying something dangerous in in a LIDL bag.

Like a bomb.....

vicwatson · 15-09-2017 8:55am

seamus wrote: »

Alleged picture of the container that exploded:

If true, then probably just some moron carrying something dangerous in in a LIDL bag.

Ah yeh why not stop and take a picture, runnnnn ya gob****e

Karangue · 15-09-2017 8:55am

That bag for life was bad value.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch · 15-09-2017 8:57am

"nothing malicious"

aye

and that's where we are

Pelvis · 15-09-2017 8:59am

gramar wrote: »

Like a bomb.....

Those Thursday specials, what DON'T they sell?

nigel_wilson · 15-09-2017 9:00am

Still amazed Dublin hasn't been hit. the buses and passengers going into town would probably be destroyed with something like this at peak hours in the morning and evening.

AndyBoBandy · 15-09-2017 9:06am

nigel_wilson wrote: »

Still amazed Dublin hasn't been hit. the buses and passengers going into town would probably be destroyed with something like this at peak hours in the morning and evening.

Almost as amazing as Ibiza not being hit yet

The Moldy Gowl · 15-09-2017 9:08am

nigel_wilson wrote: »

Still amazed Dublin hasn't been hit. the buses and passengers going into town would probably be destroyed with something like this at peak hours in the morning and evening.

Dublin rush hour wouldnt have a patch on london

fxotoole · 15-09-2017 9:08am

gramar wrote: »

Like a bomb.....

Why do you immediately jump to "bomb" without having all the facts?

munsterlegend · 15-09-2017 9:08am

nigel_wilson wrote: »

Still amazed Dublin hasn't been hit. the buses and passengers going into town would probably be destroyed with something like this at peak hours in the morning and evening.

I think Ireland is a low risk target unless for a big international event taking place here like a sporting event or something. Now there could always be a lone madman wolf but I can't see any huge cell operating here.

Karangue · 15-09-2017 9:09am

fxotoole wrote: »

Why do you immediately jump to "bomb" without having all the facts?

It's was an explosive device.

Pelvis · 15-09-2017 9:10am

Karangue wrote: »

It's was an explosive device.

Is my arse a bomb too?

AndyBoBandy · 15-09-2017 9:10am

munsterlegend wrote: »

Now there could always be a lone madman wolf but I can't see any huge cell operating here.

The one (so far) Irish madman nutter we've had even didn't bother doing anything in Ireland, he blew himself up in Syria!!

:D

razorblunt · 15-09-2017 9:13am

A non Daily Mail link for anyone that wants to read up on the latest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41278545

cinnamony · 15-09-2017 9:14am

nigel_wilson wrote: »

Still amazed Dublin hasn't been hit. the buses and passengers going into town would probably be destroyed with something like this at peak hours in the morning and evening.

Naw don't give them any ideas...

On a serious note I hope those poor people will be okay. Imagine the fright

seamus · 15-09-2017 9:20am

Having a good chuckle here at all of the eternally hysterical on Twitter: "I just had to run for my life from the Tube Station! I don't know why, but everyone else was running!".

"My brother lives just down the road from that station, thankfull he's OK"

"OMG, I got off at that station just yesterday"

Uriel. · 15-09-2017 9:24am

seamus wrote: »

Having a good chuckle here at all of the eternally hysterical on Twitter: "I just had to run for my life from the Tube Station! I don't know why, but everyone else was running!".

"My brother lives just down the road from that station, thankfull he's OK"

"OMG, I got off at that station just yesterday"

Given there was an incident albeit unconfirmed in terms of what it is and given the fact that the UK has been a target for terrorism reasonably regularly and in the recent past and given all of the other incidents around Europe recently I don't think I'd be laughing at people being concerned and jumping to conclusions/fear.

It's easy to be laughing at people from Ireland and of course it's even easier to laugh at such people from Ireland while sitting behind a keyboard.

gandalf · 15-09-2017 9:26am

The picture they are showing on the BBC would suggest it was a IED. It appears to be a white bucket with wires coming out of it. Its either someone stupidly transporting volatile material on a crowded tube or a botched bombing attempt by a lone wolf nutjob.

gramar · 15-09-2017 9:27am

fxotoole wrote: »

Why do you immediately jump to "bomb" without having all the facts?

How do you know it's not a bomb if you haven't got all the facts?

Beefy78 · 15-09-2017 9:27am

Bunny12345 wrote: »

Part and parcel of living in a big city, unfortunately

Uriel. wrote: »

What is?

It's a hilarious joke.

seamus · 15-09-2017 9:34am

Uriel. wrote: »

Given there was an incident albeit unconfirmed in terms of what it is and given the fact that the UK has been a target for terrorism reasonably regularly and in the recent past and given all of the other incidents around Europe recently I don't think I'd be laughing at people being concerned and jumping to conclusions/fear.

In an emergency situation, panickers and attention seekers are the two most dangerous people. They spread fear and misinformation, they cause stampedes and crushes and they make it difficult for emergency services and resources to get to where they actually need to be.

I will continue to point and laugh at overly hysterical people until they learn to cop on and asses a situation before losing their mind.

gramar wrote: »

How do you know it's not a bomb if you haven't got all the facts?

How do you know it's not Jesus riding a unicorn if you haven't got all the facts?

MonkieSocks · 15-09-2017 9:34am

Who put that bag there and where are they now?

Bacchus · 15-09-2017 9:34am

gramar wrote: »

How do you know it's not a bomb if you haven't got all the facts?

I don't think he's saying that it's not a bomb but everyone is very quick to assume the worst (i.e. bomb).

This is par for the course now with any incident around Europe when the public are affected. It must be a bomb. It must have been terrorists. It may well have been but there's no need to feed into the fear. Lets wait and see, it could have been something far less sinister.

IMO, it doesn't fit with the scale or impact of previous attacks. Reports of "cuts and bruises" and witness accounts of some people with burns on their faces. A witness had time to take a picture of the bag/box on fire. Where's the witness reports of someone screaming "Allahu akbar"? It just feels very incidental and not a plan for mass destruction and loss of life.

I'll take my own advice though and wait and see.

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