Fire in Chancery Lane Area

Frosti · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:49

Anyone else see this? Smoke is billowing from a building round the corner from me. Quite a few buildings around here are being evacuated.

Phoenix211 · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:51

can see it from my office window. Was black smoke, now gone a bit lighter. What is it?

Masterdog · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:51

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7951248.stm

Cosimo · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:51

^^^

Edit: beat me to the link

CaptainComedy · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:54

simulatorman said:
Edit: beat me to the link

I didnt see it and Im on chancery road

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shoulda gone to spec savers

Dj_Jestar · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:55

I can see it right outside my window. It smells very acrid. I'm about 500m from it. The flames were huge - we're on the 6th floor and they rose much higher than us.

Yas786 · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:56

Hmmm no wonder the Central line had severe delays today :/

daz · 18 Mar 2009 at 16:58

Near to the King's College London library?

Dj_Jestar · 18 Mar 2009 at 17:09

Yes, very close by the looks of it.

Nitefly · 18 Mar 2009 at 17:10

Chancery

*shudder*

Cosimo · 18 Mar 2009 at 17:19

Now on Sky:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK...reaks_Out_At_Breams_Building_In_Chancery_Lane

Spirit7 · 18 Mar 2009 at 17:48

I'm just round the corner, on High Holborn. Absolutely stinks of smoke inside my office, but they haven't evac'd.

Looks grim!

mole90 · 18 Mar 2009 at 18:31

I work just over the road from this at Holborn Circus. Not sure how I managed to miss that when I left at 4 :eek:

only noticed all the smoke when leaving on the train.

My uncle's office is practically right on top of it and he said that they were all evacuated, bet he's had fun getting home!

Azagoth · 18 Mar 2009 at 18:37

It's the bloody immigrants.

Cosimo · 18 Mar 2009 at 18:38

Azagoth said:
It's the bloody immigrants.

You can always blame them for something.

MikeTimbers · 18 Mar 2009 at 22:42

Perhaps we should try an OCUK meet in the Melton Mowbray?

Volcs · 18 Mar 2009 at 22:50

MikeTimbers said:
Perhaps we should try an OCUK meet in the Melton Mowbray?

Pies all round!

Dj_Jestar · 19 Mar 2009 at 11:21

MikeTimbers said:
Perhaps we should try an OCUK meet in the Melton Mowbray?

That pub is directly opposite my office

Solari · 19 Mar 2009 at 11:57

Volcs said:
Pies all round!

Mmmm Pie. Never been to this place. I'm near St Paul's.. any good?

nero120 · 19 Mar 2009 at 12:40

What about downstairs at the bung hole? I love the ale served in proper tankards!