Massive fire at Whirlpool (Hotpoint) Peterborough factory

[iadom]

News reports of a major blaze at the Peterborough plant, 40+ container trailers on fire.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49515865

[kwatt]

Let the jokes commence! 😀

Sorry, but you just know it’s gonna happen.

K.

[iadom]

Well I had heard it was caused by fluff in a trailer cooling fan……..

[kwatt]

And, we’re off… good start!

K.

[electrofix]

iadom wrote:Well I had heard it was caused by fluff in a trailer cooling fan……..

they should have installed the pop rivet

Dave

[cornwell40]

If you look at the front page of the General Trade posts it states ‘Massive fire at Whirlpool Peterborough factory’ and underneath….started by Iadom:o:o

[kwatt]

Brilliant!

Jim… firestarter! Oh how I laughed.

K.

[electrofix]

On the subject of fires. heard today the hairdressers shop 2 door from me went on fire. the fire was picked up by the fire alarms in the property next door so you can imagine it was well alight by the time it was found. Place has been gutted inside but you cant tell from the front
cause “A fridge”

Dave

[kwatt]

It’s an easy target. Prove it. One way or another.

Most of the evidence, such as there might be, is charred, burnt and probably mostly unrecognisable so fathoming the actual cause, most likely close to impossible so it becomes the best guess.

It’s easy to say the “whatever appliance” was the cause. But, ever so hard to prove it to be so.

Before anyone has a pop (feel free, I’m game ;)) proving it so through empirical evidence and fact is completely different to, “it is because I say so” or whatever.

K.

[adv]

good their stuffs crap anyway

[electrofix]

kwatt wrote:It’s an easy target. Prove it. One way or another.

K.

In this case its a shop so on the appliance side, no oven, hob, washing machine or dryer.
shop was closed so all other appliances would be off so choices as to the cause are limited even down to combustible material such as carpets and curtains

still hard to prove I am sure and when it did start some of the chemicals used are highly flammable

Dave

[Martin]

This morning a ‘spokesperson’ from Whirlpool was reported to have said (quote) “Our engineers are working flat out on a simple modification to these trailers to ensure greater fire prevention measures are installed. Meanwhile advising their owners that they are perfectly safe to operate”.

[stratfordgirl]

I give up trying to post the video link – delete the last two posts, please someone!

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