No, we had NOTHING to do with it (Alton Towers Fire)

Roadkill · October 29, 2007, 03:59:18 AM

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Roadkill · October 29, 2007, 04:02:02 AM

Nothing on YouTube at the moment, though . . .

Could they've saved a stream of videos ?

55starchief · October 29, 2007, 04:25:11 AM

I was wondering that when i heard it on the news this morning. Were you guys still there when it happened?

art b · October 29, 2007, 04:27:05 AM

twas lucky it wasnt packed with riders ,
i remember a few years ago when they were rescuing people from the cars by ladder.....

it took hours for some people stuck up in the air

ianjpage · October 29, 2007, 04:36:21 AM

Tis on the bbc now as well -> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/7066781.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/7066781.stm

Must sort out the pic i got and see if ti any good!!

Quoting: 55starchief

Were you guys still there when it happened?

Yup some of the guys were on Rita and came off saying look at the smoke / flames over there!!

Fieldy · October 29, 2007, 04:42:14 AM

Could've been a lot worse...

ianjpage · October 29, 2007, 04:47:20 AM

yeah indeed thanlfully it had been closed fer about an hour or so by the time it caught light....

F Body · October 29, 2007, 08:42:13 AM

Quote " Some 50 firefighters tackled a blaze which broke out in a cable car station at Alton Towers theme park on Sunday "

A bit more than little fire then

Roadkill · October 29, 2007, 09:39:25 AM

Quoting: F Body

A bit more than little fire then

Yeah, you could see it over / through the trees.

Roadkill · October 29, 2007, 12:39:48 PM

<sigh>

Gotta love the Media . . .

Quoting: The SUN

THOUSANDS of people were evacuated from Alton Towers amusement park after a fire broke out last night.

Err, no. No one was evacuated to my knowledge, merely restricted (no surprise) from entering the area effected by the fire . .

Quoting: The SUN

Families ran screaming

Err, uh-uh. In fact hardly anybody even NOTICED it. Most (like us) intially thought it was something to do with the fireworks or laser-show . .

Quoting: The SUN

as 60 firefighters battled to put out the flames.

Really ? I heard reports of up to 50 . . . But 60 ?

And I didn't even hear a single siren.

I'd be no good as a journalist . . . . . I just can't Bull$hit THAT much . . .

FUBAR · October 29, 2007, 01:29:17 PM

We had nothing to do with it no... but we were stood next to said building only about 45 mins before it went up in flames

oh and Laura did see a "Suicide Bomber"

philoldsmobile · October 29, 2007, 01:46:33 PM

i still think we should have got a bag of marshmallows and a long pointy stick..

ianjpage · October 29, 2007, 05:04:05 PM

Quoting: philoldsmobile

i still think we should have got a bag of marshmallows and a long pointy stick..

Quoting: Roadkill

Gotta love the Media . . .

Hmm nicely exagerated reports then!!!

art b · October 29, 2007, 05:59:01 PM

they live on the drama................

Roadkill · October 30, 2007, 05:55:29 AM

Incredibly - there still appears to be no videos of it on YouTube . . . .

Either Alton Towers did an amazing job of preventing people from seeing it / finding out about it or some MAJOR back-handers have been dished out.

ianjpage · October 30, 2007, 06:02:59 AM

Hmm well i got a photo of the smoke lol!

art b · October 30, 2007, 06:15:28 AM

so there is smoke without fire.....

ianjpage · October 30, 2007, 07:08:10 AM

latest updates - it was NOT arson, it looks to be a halogen lamp!!

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Fieldy · October 30, 2007, 08:13:14 AM

Quoting: ianjpage

latest updates - it was NOT arson, it looks to be a halogen lamp!!

That doesn't make for quite as exciting story for 'the sun' though

Titsy · October 30, 2007, 08:18:16 AM

Quoting: ianjpage

latest updates - it was NOT arson, it looks to be a halogen lamp!!

Quoting: Fieldy

That doesn't make for quite as exciting story for 'the sun' though

The report will read 'Arsonists sabotage a light fitting to start towering inferno at theme park.'

Fieldy · October 30, 2007, 08:22:08 AM

Are you kidding??

The editors at 'The Sun' can't spell words like 'Arsonists' and 'Inferno'....

F Body · October 30, 2007, 08:36:48 AM

Quoting: Fieldy

Are you kidding??

The editors at 'The Sun' can't spell words like 'Arsonists' and 'Inferno'....

" Fire Bugs Torch Towers "

Titsy · October 30, 2007, 08:41:23 AM

Quoting: F Body

" Fire Bugs Torch Towers "

That's more like it...

55starchief · October 30, 2007, 08:41:42 AM

Quoting: F Body

Fire Bugs

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FUBAR · October 31, 2007, 01:19:42 PM

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