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This. Its fucking sickening and some should be ashamed.
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Grenfell Tower block disaster
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This. Its fucking sickening and some should be ashamed.
yeseye
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Yep, those poor people living in a death trap and well aware of it, it's a tragedy that should never have been allowed to happen.Disgraceful it wasn't sorted out.
If i lived high up i'd be tempted to train as a base jumper and i'd keep the back pack near the balcony. I wonder what is the minimum height for a base jump?
Blue Maverick
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JUST seen the video from inside with the police telling people to get out however the people filming are on the top floor and the corridor is full of smoke. To get down through that I'm afraid a lot will succumb to the smoke, as fir the number of casualties it will take a long time lots of those bodies will be dust in that heat and intensity, even getting to ones to identify will be hard due to how unsafe the floors will be.
drthingy
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There is a political discussion to be had just not yet that will come after the coroners inquest, for now thoughts to all involved and fot hose not involved it is another shocking awaking of our mortality. Just feels one tragedy after another at the moment.
kaz7
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It is one bad thing after another with the london emergency services copping a lot of it in a very short period of timeThere is a political discussion to be had just not yet that will come after the coroners inquest, for now thoughts to all involved and fot hose not involved it is another shocking awaking of our mortality. Just feels one tragedy after another at the moment.
RIP to everyone
sir baconface
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Can't believe people making political capitol out of this. Christ almighty, take a fucking day off.
Unfortunately we have our own radicalised minority.This. Its fucking sickening and some should be ashamed.
sir baconface
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It is one bad thing after another with the london emergency services copping a lot of it in a very short period of time
RIP to everyone
Three global headline tragedies in London in just three months or so. What the fcuk?
If it's true, that baby from 9 stories up would be travelling at over 50 mph.
I'm 8 stories at work and looked down today after hearing this today, absolutely no way it happened in my opinion, not at that height.
inchy14
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I'm 8 stories at work and looked down today after hearing this today, absolutely no way it happened in my opinion, not at that height.
I mentioned it earlier, I'm not sure about the validity of the story as it was on BBC but if you had no option?? Who knows how we'd react. Looking at that video inside on the 23rd floor I think I'd have tried making a run for it. Not sure I could just sit waiting for almost certain death, got to be a horrific way to go.
Thoughts go out to all involved.
marco
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I mentioned it earlier, I'm not sure about the validity of the story as it was on BBC but if you had no option?? Who knows how we'd react. Looking at that video inside on the 23rd floor I think I'd have tried making a run for it. Not sure I could just sit waiting for almost certain death, got to be a horrific way to go.
Thoughts go out to all involved.
just like the twin towers all those jumpers would have had there skin blistering with the heat so the imediate respose is to jump all be it to iminent death, its not much of a choice really, from 10 floors you may have a slight chance but from 100 there wouldnt be a recognisable part of your body remaining
inchy14
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just like the twin towers all those jumpers would have had there skin blistering with the heat so the imediate respose is to jump all be it to iminent death, its not much of a choice really, from 10 floors you may have a slight chance but from 100 there wouldnt be a recognisable part of your body remaining
Really doesn't bare thinking about. Can't imagine what will have been going through their minds.
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None of you are helping me sleep tonight
I mentioned it earlier, I'm not sure about the validity of the story as it was on BBC but if you had no option?? Who knows how we'd react. Looking at that video inside on the 23rd floor I think I'd have tried making a run for it. Not sure I could just sit waiting for almost certain death, got to be a horrific way to go.
Thoughts go out to all involved.
It's not whether a desperate parent would try anything, I just don't think anyone would catch it from that height. It's ridiculously high.
Agreed, thoughts to everyone it's affected.
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just like the twin towers all those jumpers would have had there skin blistering with the heat so the imediate respose is to jump all be it to iminent death, its not much of a choice really, from 10 floors you may have a slight chance but from 100 there wouldnt be a recognisable part of your body remaining
As you wouldn't in a fire like that. No good options in these situations. A lot of the residents will have been elderly though and unable to get out and would probably listen to instructions to sit tight. Horrific
Wretched Vengeance
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The idea of being trapped in a building that is on fire fills me with unfathomable terror.
Those poor people. Thoughts with all those concerned.
Those poor people. Thoughts with all those concerned.
inchy14
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None of you are helping me sleep tonight
Ran past yours tonight coming from the clough to Rochdale rd, thought looking up at yours how I'd rather not be up there!! Not what you want to here probably I guess!!
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Been here since 2001.........it's been brilliant. Great views. Just need to learn this base jumping stuff.....or turn into spidermanRan past yours tonight coming from the clough to Rochdale rd, thought looking up at yours how I'd rather not be up there!! Not what you want to here probably I guess!!
TCIB
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I have an idea, maybe not great but an idea non the less...
Every high rise should have an emergency cushioning system, like bouncy castles. They used to be if films a lot when a copper was talking someone down from jumping and stuff. Not only those, but a manual bit of scaffolding that has a rough ring shape when assembled. This would be used as a raised platform for people to stand around with a custom made piece of fabric. It would have many handles so people could stand in a circle and try to catch jumpers.
There is a chance this apparatus could have saved some lives imo.
Maybe universal clamping systems with accordingly long lengths of rope attached on all levels to.
Every high rise should have an emergency cushioning system, like bouncy castles. They used to be if films a lot when a copper was talking someone down from jumping and stuff. Not only those, but a manual bit of scaffolding that has a rough ring shape when assembled. This would be used as a raised platform for people to stand around with a custom made piece of fabric. It would have many handles so people could stand in a circle and try to catch jumpers.
There is a chance this apparatus could have saved some lives imo.
Maybe universal clamping systems with accordingly long lengths of rope attached on all levels to.