Fireman wrote: not too good I'm afraid, but the car was my pride and joy.
Landcrab, brilliant. Im glad I'm not the only person with their car in every pic.
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Fireman wrote: not too good I'm afraid, but the car was my pride and joy.
Simba wrote:Bit of background to the fire to the non Weegies here?
Fireman wrote:Simba wrote:Bit of background to the fire to the non Weegies here?
Hi Simba,
The Maryhill Road fire was on the 18th November 1972, on a Saturday afternoon that by the end of the incident had killed a family friend, Alice "Trixi" Mulgrew and a Glasgow Fire Service Sub Officer - Adrian McGill.
The final outcome was -
41 Dwelling houses destroyed by fire and / or demolition resulting from fire damage.
6 Shops destroyed by fire / demolition.
2 Public Houses destroyed by fire / demolition.
1 Post Office destroyed by demolition.
15 civilians rescued by Extension or Turntable Ladder.
In addition to the above rescues the official investigation estimated that “other” rescues numbered 100 to 200.
6 Glasgow Fire Service personnel and 6 civilians were removed to hospital.
(1 Fire Service fatality.)
(1 Civilian fatality.)
Fireman wrote:I was at the Grosvenor fire, but not as a fireman, I was a spectator - we were on strike at the time. It was the military who were the fire-fighting crews, commanded by fire brigade officers who weren't part of the strike.
I stood and watched the building burn down, and whilst no criticism directed at the military crews who were doing their job as best they could, the origins of the fire were a routine call for the full-time crews that would have normally attended. I suppose its a subjective argument as to whether the regular firemen could have extinguished the fire at the outset - we'll never know.
Fireman wrote:Got a retiral do on Friday night HH - do you guys meet at a regular time / place?
AlanM wrote:That second shot is very impressive, shows the power and ferocity of the fire.
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