blackburn road/eagle street

[hedman2003]

Anybody any idea what the incident was at the bottom of Eagle Street this evening about 6.30pm
there were 2 fire engines, an ambulance and the police were stopping traffic

[Ianto.W.]

Originally Posted by hedman2003

Anybody any idea what the incident was at the bottom of Eagle Street this evening about 6.30pm
there were 2 fire engines, an ambulance and the police were stopping traffic

I know nothing of that incident hedman2003, but Eagle st is the busiest street in town. The juction roundabout with Paradise St has at least 2 'bumps' a week, these are not even newsworthy now. So far to my knowledge their have been no fatalities yet. It can only get worse as the new Health Centre and Scaitcliffe Buildings come on line.
The traffic at 'peak' periods at the Blackburn Road end is horrendous, as the drivers try to get off the Croft Street car park and into the main traffic flow, the planners do not seem to consider traffic flow when making the changes in the centre of town.

[hedman2003]

talking of traffic measures what will it be like when the Tesco store opens on the site of the old skill centre/HBC building

[Sara]

Just found this on the Fire Incident Site:

Incident
Flat

30th July 2007, 6:08pm
Incident number: 3209
Number of appliances: 3 Appiances
Address:
Blackburn Rd, Accrington
Fire involving first floor flat.
One male neighbour suffering effects of smoke
refused hospital treatment.
2 B.A....Hose reel. Vent unit



By fire severe to food.

By smoke moderate to room of origin.

Light by smoke to bedroom and hallway.

So more than likely it was that.

[hedman2003]

Sara
thanks for the info, I didn't know there was a fire incident website

[Ianto.W.]

Originally Posted by hedman2003

talking of traffic measures what will it be like when the Tesco store opens on the site of the old skill centre/HBC building

I do not know if this is still in the pipeline, no one has consulted us (the residents), having said that do this council ever? There was a rumour and some site testing was going on earlier in the year, but it must be on the back burner as there is nothing going on save the odd gipsy now and again.

[glasgow guy]

where is the fire incident website ?

[slinky]

Originally Posted by glasgow guy

where is the fire incident website ?

I just found this, think it's the same thing
Your Station

[slinky]

Relating to that site ^^^ what the heck is a food hopper??

Man trapped in food hopper
3rd August 2007, 2:58pm
Incident number: 277
Number of appliances: 3
Address:
Laneside Farm,
Pendleton
3 appliances 1 Aerial Ladder Platform
Rope Rescue Team and Urban Search and Rescue team in attendance.

A building of approx 15m x 5m of 2 floors.First floor wooden flooring collapsed Approx 5 tonnes of animal provin within structure.
1 male person trapped - rescue operation in progress
Police and Paramedics in attendance administering oxygen.
High and low pressure air bags in use.
1 male person released by fire service personne

[lindsay ormerod]

sounds like a food hopper is a silo/ grain holder type thing. the chap is lucky to have got out alive, many accidents in them every year.

[slinky]

Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

sounds like a food hopper is a silo/ grain holder type thing. the chap is lucky to have got out alive, many accidents in them every year.

Oh heck that sounds serious, it doesn't say if he is ok or not....... oh ******.

[Sara]

Looks like slinky got there with the answer before me glasgow guy.