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The Gas Explosion

            © Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved

Urban landscape shot from East Kilbride, Scotland.

I live nearby and in May 2021 there was a very loud 'boom' and my windows and doors rattled violently. Archie the cat was very distressed and it wasn't immediately apparent what had happened.
There had been a gas explosion in this flat in the village centre. The roof had caved in, the walls were bulging and the windows had been blown out to where I am standing in this shot. It was a massive blast but, thankfully, there were only minor injuries for the owner of the flat. The rest of the block had escaped unharmed.
Now, almost a year later, work is about to start to rebuild and restore the flats to their former state. Having been empty all of this time, and still filled with people's belongings, I imagine there will be some damp clean-up required in all of the homes too.

I took this shot as I wandered around East Kilbride making some 'memory' photographs before I move home next month.

My heating engineer 'gas man' said that gas explosions were very rare and the following week I read about several happening in the UK. Be sure to get your heating systems checked at least once a year by a properly accredited engineer. Take care my Flickr friends.

Taken in: UK / Scotland / East Kilbride (show map)

Taken on: April 1, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/4.5, 1/500 sec, 40mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

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