On 5 April 1975 at 11.lO hrs there was an explosion at the factory of Laporte Industries Ltd, Uphall Road , llford, Essex. It occurred in the process plant called a Lurgi Electrolytor and as a result of uncontrolled release of the caustic electrolyte used in the plant one man subsequently died from his injuries.Continue reading “Laporte (Ilford) Explosion 1975”
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HMS GLASGOW EXPLOSION 1976
A fire on one of the Royal Navy’s latest guided missile destroyers has killed eight men. The £23m HMS Glasgow was being fitted out at a shipyard near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north-east England, and was due to start sea trials shortly. It is thought the fire at Swan Hunter’s Neptune yard was started by a welder’s torchContinue reading “HMS GLASGOW EXPLOSION 1976”