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LeftishBrit

(41,210 posts)
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 03:54 AM Sep 2014

University of Nottingham labs destroyed in fire


A multi-million pound university chemistry building has been destroyed in a "significant" fire.

About 60 firefighters were at the University of Nottingham at the height of the blaze, having been called just after 20:30 BST on Friday.

No-one was injured and no other buildings were affected as crews fought the fire in the unfinished building in Triumph Road, Radford.

The blaze has now been brought under control, firefighters said....

The http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-29188682



Quite scary. I know quite a few people who work at Nottingham Uni, though not connected with that building.
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University of Nottingham labs destroyed in fire (Original Post) LeftishBrit Sep 2014 OP
Awful shenmue Sep 2014 #1
By all accounts it was a huge fire T_i_B Sep 2014 #2
Awful news for the sciences JennyD Sep 2014 #3

T_i_B

(14,747 posts)
2. By all accounts it was a huge fire
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 03:01 AM
Sep 2014

The main thing you notice on the train into Nottingham is the new University buildings as well.

 

JennyD

(20 posts)
3. Awful news for the sciences
Wed Sep 17, 2014, 05:24 AM
Sep 2014

That's absolutely devastating to a university. I can only imagine how many people (students and staff) were so excited to get new facilities to do their work. I really hope it wasn't arson.

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