Police confirm "serious incident" at industrial estate in Boston (Lincolnshire, England)

[Ian David]

Source: BBC News

BREAKING: Police confirm "serious incident" at industrial estate in Boston - reports suggest possible casualties. More coming





Read more: http://twitter.com/#!/robertrea/status/91240631162253312

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Apparently, "Industrial Estate" is what the British call an "Industrial Park."

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Yes, that is what they call it

and I am surprised it has not gone to BREAKING NOOZ here.

[Ian David]

2. The only place I'm seeing it is that one reporter for the BBC.

Is there a Boston in England?

Oh, wait.

Yes, there is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_Lincolnshire

[liskddksil]

3. Boston is in Lincolnshire apparently

[Ian David]

4. Reports coming in of an explosion in Lincolnshire - some fatalities. More soon #bbcnews

Reports coming in of an explosion in Lincolnshire - some fatalities. More soon #bbcnews
http://twitter.com/#!/robertrea/status/91239914489921536

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Many of our cities are named after cities there

[Ian David]

6. Yeah, I thought of that, eventually. n/t

[MADem]

11. Towns, too--New England is lousy with 'em! nt

[friendly_iconoclast]

7. That's because it's the UK (original) Boston, not the Massachusetts one n/t

[eggplant]

8. Maybe the british were coming?

[dmallind]

9. Revere should have warned them. nt.

[T_i_B]

10. BBC Link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-14146993

[MADem]

12. So what do we suppose happened, here?

Ms McGarry said she understood the explosion was a rapid blast as opposed to an "extensive fire" but could not give any further details.

"We do not have any further information about the men, their ages and where they are from but we will be making inquires throughout the night and can give a further update in the morning," she said.


Was this a bomb-making factory, or just someone smoking around flammables?

[edbermac]

13. Moonshine?

"Unconfirmed reports from local residents said they believed the men may have been migrant workers brewing illegal alcohol in the industrial unit."

[MilesColtrane]

14. Zombies?

Terrorism?

Industrial accident?

C'mon Beeb, at least tell us what they manufacture there.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. From the BBC article:

div class="excerpt"]Broadfield Lane Industrial Estate is made up of about 10 units, including a furniture store, a scrap yard, a tyre place and a car maintenance business. The site is surrounded by houses and is close to Boston town centre.

[MilesColtrane]

16. C'mon, you don't expect me to actually read the article, do you?

[dipsydoodle]

17. Now thought to have been a "still"

Police are investigating claims the men may have been brewing illegal alcohol.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-14146993

[melm00se]

18. moonshiners?

priceless...thought that only happened in the deep rural south

[dipsydoodle]

19. I've only had moonshine once

that was in a KY dry county back in 2002. Beautiful stuff. :)

Seems to have been a Vodka factory http://www.mirror.co.uk/2011/07/14/boston-industrial-estate-explosion-kills-5-115875-23269424/