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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Kevin Wood on 26 August 2011, 22:11:16
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Coming home from work this evening I thought I was heading into a thunderstorm. Seriously threatening looking black cloud.. Until I realised it was emanating from the ground about 8 miles ahead. :o
A few miles closer, I realised it was coming from Lasham airfield where I am a member of the gliding club. At this point all sorts of things were going through my mind. What could cause such a huge plume of smoke? Not a glider, obviously. Not a tug aircraft... Much too much smoke for that.. Airliners do come and go from the maintenance operation there.. Surely not? :(
Anyway, went past and it looked to be an industrial unit just outside the airfield boundary - but could it still have been an aircraft? :'(
Thankfully not..http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14685487
What a mess, though! The smoke went through all sorts of colours while I was passing.. brown, black, grey, white. Police had closed the nearby road and were in the process of evacuating people. Did see a few ambulances but no idea if anyone was seriously hurt.
Did see a few idiot rubber-neckers just stopping and gawping while fire appliances were struggling to get through, though. Words fail me. >:(
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That had to be some nasty smoke to inhale :-?