1988 Poole explosion

Large fire and explosion in Poole, England March 2022 1988 Poole explosion Poole , West Quay Road - geograph.org.uk - 1771008.jpg The RNLI building on West Quay Road on the right stands where the factory once stood. 1988 06 21 y 18:30 GMT UTC±0 West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, England 50 42 59.7 N 1 59 19.2 W inline,title Chemical Explosion 14 0On 21 June 1988, a large fire and explosion engulfed the BDH chemical plant in Poole, Dorset, England.The BDH Fire 1988 BDH West Quay Poole Museum http://www.pooletrail.com/en/page/5302 2022-03-29 www.pooletrail.com 3,500 people were evacuated from the town centre in the biggest peacetime evacuation in the UK since World War II.Parker Dennis https://books.google.com/books?id=OE9KIqGpp-UC&dq=BDH+fire+in+Poole%2C+1988&pg=PA31 Hazard Management and Emergency Planning: Perspectives in Britain Handmer John 2013-06-17 Routledge 978-1-134-25314-2 en Despite the intensity of the explosion, nobody was killed or seriously injured.3. Peacetime emergency planning in Britain – A County Emergency Planning Officers' Society view - Hazard Management and Emergency Planning [Book] https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/hazard-management-and/9781873936061/010_9781315073606_chapter3.html 2022-03-29 www.oreilly.com en Background British Drug Houses (BDH) had operated in Poole for 40 years.GALLERY: The explosions that rocked Poole - 30 years since the BDH fire https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16318155.bdh-fire-poole-1988/ 2022-03-29 Bournemouth Echo en The plant at West Quay Road was constructed in 1982.Industrial Chemical Premises (Hansard, 1 November 1988) https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1988/nov/01/industrial-chemical-premises 2022-03-29 api.parliament.uk Events left|thumb|The Queen Mary Pub on West Street neighboured the factory and survived but did sustain heavy fire damage.JJ justin BDH Poole 2011-11-20 https://www.flickr.com/photos/winfield370/6379255711/ 2022-03-29 At about 7:30pm, emergency services were called to a fire at an industrial unit on West Quay Road in Poole. The warehouse was operated by BDH and stood adjacent to the Port of Poole, and close to residential and commercial areas in Old Poole. 2016-08-08 Ambulance Service Response during the BDH fire 1988 https://pooleshealthrecord.wordpress.com/2016/08/08/ambulance-service-response-during-the-bdh-fire-1988/ 2022-03-29 Poole's Health Record en The fire was discovered in an oxidising storeroom, and it had spread to the adjacent area containing flammable liquids.Poole chemical explosion · British Universities Film & Video Council http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/lbc/index.php/segment/0005400249014 2022-03-29 bufvc.ac.uk There were flames up to 100 ft on high and flaming drums full of liquids were sent into the air and rained down on neighbouring streets.Tyldesley A. Rew P. J. Houlding R. C. 2004-09-01 Benefits of Fire Compartmentation in Chemical Warehouses https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957582004711842 Process Safety and Environmental Protection en 82 5 331–340 10.1205/psep.82.5.331.44195 0957-5820 subscription Missiles from the fire spread 50 m on 50, and there was off-site damage to 100 m on 50 away.Chemical warehousing « Tyldesley Explosion Consultancy Ltd http://explosionconsultancy.co.uk/chemical-warehousing/ 2022-03-29 en-US A fireball was witnessed and a plume of yellow-brown smoke was seen rising over Poole Old Town.GALLERY: The explosions that rocked Poole - 30 years since the BDH fire https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16318155.bdh-fire-poole-1988/ 2022-03-29 Bournemouth Echo en An evacuation began at 7:45pm, affecting a 1 sqmi radius in Poole Town Centre. Nearby tower blocks were emptied, and terraced streets were searched. People were sent to the Arts Centre, Sports Centre and the Arndale Centre (now Dolphin Shopping Centre). The evacuation was organised by Station Manager Gordon Hughes. In November 1988, he became only the second recipient of the Chief Officer's Commendation. 100 firefighters attended the scene.2018-06-28 GALLERY: The explosions that rocked Poole - 30 years since the BDH fire https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/16318155.bdh-fire-poole-1988/ 2024-05-13 Bournemouth Echo en thumb|West Street ran to the rear of the plant Fourteen people were taken to Poole General Hospital. Local residents were not allowed to return to their homes until 5:30am the next day. The Health and Safety Executive, on the scene that morning, said the devastation would make an investigation of the cause virtually impossible. Street furniture and traffic lights had melted and windows were smashed. The smoke was analysed to have contained hydrogen chloride. Pollution of watercourses, including Poole Harbour, was also of concern. Authorities said that luck had kept the injuries minor, as barrels containing cyanide did not explode and the wind blew the toxic smoke offshore.BDH Fire Poole Dorset 21 June 1988 (TV-am news footage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ybEGWgpNE en 2022-03-29 Investigation Member of Parliament for Poole, John Ward asked the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment, Patrick Nicholls, to set up a public inquiry into the incident. The minister confirmed that the Health and Safety Executive would carry out a full investigation into the cause of the fire.BDH Chemicals Ltd. (Hansard, 15 July 1988) https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1988/jul/15/bdh-chemicals-ltd 2022-03-29 api.parliament.uk The results of the investigation were published and publicised at a press conference held on 17 October 1988. The minister also confirmed that the BDH facilities at West Quay Road had been inspected 15 times between 1979 and 1988.British Drug Houses (Hansard, 21 March 1989) https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1989/mar/21/british-drug-houses 2022-03-29 api.parliament.uk Legacy thumb|The RNLI works building, the site of the BDH factory, in 2011 In 1997, BDH closed the West Quay Road plant and half of its local workforce was made redundant. The factory was pulled down and the land is now occupied by Poole Lifeboat Station, other buildings making up the Royal National Lifeboat Institution headquarters, and the Lifeboat College, which opened in 2004.rnliproject 2019-05-18 Poole RNLI buildings. https://peoplesexperiencesofthernli.home.blog/2019/05/18/poole-rnli-buildings/ 2022-03-30 Experiences of Poole RNLI. en References Category:1988 in England Category:1980s in Dorset Category:History of Poole Poole explosion Category:Chemical plant explosions Poole explosion Category:Fires in England Category:Industrial fires and explosions in the United Kingdom Poole explosion, 1988 Poole explosion Category:Disasters in Dorset Poole explosion Category:Explosions in England Poole explosion