Gas explosion in Manchester

[tweakyboy]

Looks like a big gas explosion in Manchester, killing at least 1 person so far! BBC News - Oldham explosion: Child dies as house 'completely flattened'

Just adds to the fact that anything gas related must be dealt with by a competent GSR engineer.:innocent:

 

[lbp plg & htg]

As soon as it came through I have to admit I checked my diary to see if i'd been anywhere near. Perhaps it may promote the facgt that GSR engineers should be used and checks must be done!

 

[snowhead]

Just adds to the fact that anything gas related must be dealt with by a competent GSR engineer.:innocent:

Do persons nicking scrap from empty houses have to be GSR?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

apparently there was a smell of gas for a while

 

[northstar]

Do persons nicking scrap from empty houses have to be GSR?

very sad if it does come down to somebody nicking scrap, feel for the childs family at this time

 

[Barry98]

Heard this earlier said one critical in hospital sadly turned into a death.rip

 

[zeebeedee]

apparently there was a smell of gas for a while

I condemned a fire last week because the gas valve was letting by, after the switching it off the old man said " I've been able to smell gas for a long time never did any harm till you come along" I **** you not!

 

[mountainman]

Sad news indeed!

 

[JCplumb]

Ashfaq Hussein, whose father is the landlord of the house where the explosion took place, said: "We are absolutely shocked."

From my experience of rented houses not too far from this area, I'll wager the gas had been sorted by a 'mate' and there's never been a landlords safety check done. If that's the case I hope the landlord gets time for manslaughter.

 

[lbp plg & htg]

You can see the for sale/ rental signs up and down the road.

 

[Barry98]

Ashfaq Hussein, whose father is the landlord of the house where the explosion took place, said: "We are absolutely shocked."

From my experience of rented houses not too far from this area, I'll wager the gas had been sorted by a 'mate' and there's never been a landlords safety check done. If that's the case I hope the landlord gets time for manslaughter.

I hope so too

 

[PowerFlusher2]

Rest assured lads, if there's a recent GSR completion report or a recent Landlords Certificate covering the property they (the insurance company) will come down on the operative like a ton of bricks. If they (Mr Plod) find that copper/lead gas piping has been removed by a criminal and sold to a local scrapyard they (Mr Plod) won't bother because they don't want to be accused of violating the criminal's human right to ply his criminal activity without let or hindrance from the forces of law and order - ESPECIALLY if he is not a UK citizen.

 

[mountainman]

Rest assured lads, if there's a recent GSR completion report or a recent Landlords Certificate covering the property they (the insurance company) will come down on the operative like a ton of bricks. If they (Mr Plod) find that copper/lead gas piping has been removed by a criminal and sold to a local scrapyard they (Mr Plod) won't bother because they don't want to be accused of violating the criminal's human right to ply his criminal activity without let or hindrance from the forces of law and order - ESPECIALLY if he is not a UK citizen.

Do I detect a hint of cynicism in this post?

 

[Barry98]

They could also be ringing round trying to get a cert backdated

 

[zeebeedee]

They could also be ringing round trying to get a cert backdated

Good luck there who the hell would do that!