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Fireworks factory on fire in Denmark |
Lynx69
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Nobody has been killed as far as I know, but there are houses in the surrounding area on fire and the place has been evacuated.
Cant find anything in english but theres this video.
http://konsol.tv2.dk/konsol2/[....]delse/1528380/klip/1528416.asx 
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BobaFett
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Where is it in dk?
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tranquil
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A quick translation...
At least 10 people injoured when JP Johnsen's fireworks factory, in a suburb of the town Kolding, exploded around 14:00 houres today.
The fire started in a waste container next to the factory and emergancy personell had to pull out because of the intence heat.
It uncertain if there is more people inside the factory since the explotion came just minutes after the fire was detected.
Citizens in the "danger area" has been evacuated to a near by school.
The situation in the area is, quote, "extremly caotic" at the time of the news flash.
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(Copy from Danish TV*s site)
En brandmand formodes omkommet ved den voldsomme brand og eksplosion i en fyrværkerifabrik ved Kolding.
Seks mennesker er kvæstet. Femten til tyve villaer og adskillige virksomheder er brudt i brand som følge af eksplosionerne på den brændende fabrik.
Omkring 1.000 mennesker er berørt af evakueringen i forbindelse med den voldsomme brand og de efterfølgende eksplosioner. En kraftig eksplosion indtraf ved 18-tiden, og braget kunne høres 20 km væk.
Vinduer blev blæst ud af rammerne i et stort område omkring ulykkesstedet. Kort forinden lød luftalarmen.
Branden er nu ved at komme under kontrol, og man håber at befolkningen kan vende tilbage til det evakuerede område senere i aften, oplyser vagthavende ved Kolding Politi.
Politi og myndigheder sagde tidligere på aftenen, at alle beboere - "ubetinget alle" - i området omkring fabrikken skulle forlade deres hjem og søge til familie og venner.
Aløkkeskolen fungerer nu som opsamlingssted og samlingspunkt for områdets evakuerede. Politiet opfordrer indbyggerne til at lytte til radio Kanal 94, Radio Syd og TV/Syd.
One fire fighter is feared dead, 6 people injoured, 15-20 houses and several buisniessesis on fire, 1000 people evacuated and the fire is about to be under control. Hopefully most of the evauated will be able to return to their homes later tonight.
(This was the Danish news in brief.  )
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Asterix
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A massive fireworks fire like this happened 4 years ago in Perú, on an informal commercial area dedicated to xmas sales (fireworks included), 300 deaths and more than 500 injuries.
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Krubach
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Yeah. I remember that...
Rather impressive...
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That's a common scenario in one of the provinces (countryside) here in Manila! Specially during the month of December, as the New Year fast approaches . . . the place is Bocaue, Bulacan - Manila's Fireworks (producing) Capital ! |
k700nut
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That would've been a display worth seeing!:-D
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On 2004-11-04 02:48:41, k700nut wrote:
That would've been a display worth seeing!:-D
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Specially, during New Year's Eve  ! |
tranquil
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Latest news and update on this one:
Danish TV2
Over 2.000 beboere forstaden Seest ved Kolding må vente til i eftermiddag, før de kan vende hjem efter evakueringen på grund af eksplosionen i en fyrværkerifabrik.
En 33-årig brandmand omkom og seks fik kvæstelser. 17 beboere blev kvæstet og 15-20 villaer og virksomheder ødelagt af trykbølgen og de efterfølgende brande.
Hele natten var der eksplosioner i fabrikkens store lager af nytårsskyts, trods en massiv indsats fra brandvæsenet. Årsagen til ulykken er ikke kendt.
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More than 2000 citizens of the suburb Seest of Kolding will have to wait til this afternoon to move back to their homes after the explotion in the fire works factory.
A 33 year old fire fighter died and 6 more suffered injuries. 17 civilians was injurede as well, and 15-17 houses and buisniesses is destroyed as a result of the explotion.
Fire fighters was fighting to avoid it but all night through there were explotions in the factory big ware house, containing New Year celebration fireworks. The course of the fire is still not known.
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You might wonder why I show such interest in this; I used to live in Fredericia, the neighbour city, back in the mid -70's.
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BobaFett
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Sad news :-( hope it wont happen again.
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methylated_spirit
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Its like Naked Gun!
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