A chemical works, owned by Nypro UK produced caprolactam, a chemical used in the manufacture of nylon. Six reactors processed flammable liquid and the #5 reactor developed a leak 2months before the incident. To keep the works running, the #5 was simply bypassed with a temporary pipe that was smaller (20inch) than the 28-inch nominal bore pipe needed, to go from #4 directly to #6 reactor. No professionally qualified senior engineers were employed in the works engineering department and no calculations were done to ascertain whether the bellows or pipe could handle the pressure and no reference to British Standards were made. Two months after the bypass, a major leak of liquid from the reactor circuit caused the rapid formation of a large cloud of flammable hydrocarbon and caused a massive fuel-air explosion. The plant control room collapsed, killing all 18 occupants. Nine other site workers were killed and one person suffered a heart attack, while 36 others were seriously injured. "The shock waves rattled the confidence of every chemical engineer in the country" and lead to massive reforms in safety. The blast was heard over thirty-five miles away
Just Wow. Horribly sad. All ìn the name of saving a buck! So very sorry for all those lost & family, friends & co workers, residents of your community.
Good to see a mention of the sterling work carried out by volunteers of the mines rescue service in most difficult circumstances. They too will carry their memories to the grave
My parents were in Mablethorpe that afternoon and heard a rumbling noise. They said that they didn't think that thunder had been forecast and only heard what had happened when they returned to my brothers house in Grimsby.
They day I was brought home from being born was the day nipro went up I still live in scunny and I will tell my daughter about it when she's older, the surrounding area will never forget
Me and me stepdad work exactly where the explosion happened. Its inside of a BKT Tyre warehouse now and there's a "ghost" called Casper who throws tyres and pisses about. Between 20-24 people died where the warehouse is out of the 40-46 people that died
My Uncle Stan (Stanley Grundy) who came from Brigg, was a long distance lorry driver, and that day got called into work because they were short staffed. He went in for the overtime, but unfortunately never came home. RIP Uncle Stan, and all the others who died in Flixborough that day.
+ImWithTheIdiotpilot You must be Levi ... Nellie & Mark used to come and stay with my Nan & Grandad, Lily & Jack on a regular basis. My real name isn't Sid it's Gary, I use Sid as a sort of handle. Hope you, Russell & Mark are doing okay.
ImWithTheIdiotpilot Hello Levi, if you don't mind I just wondered if you could let me know how Mark is doing. I haven't seen him for nearly twenty years and would like to know how he is. I'd ask your Dad but I don't have no contact information.
+Sid Cannon Yeah I'm Levi! I must've met you when I was very young but I don't remember. Mark is still living at The Birches. Unfortunately his health is declining, he's wheelchair bound but still happy as ever
+ImWithTheIdiotpilot Yes you did meet me once or twice, if memory serves it was in the mid to late 80's or possibly the early 90's. Your Dad fetched you to Bolton a few times when he was dropping Nellie & Mark off at my Nan & Grandad's. Thanks for letting me know about Mark, it's a shame his health is declining, but hopefully he'll still be around for a good few years. When I think about Mark I can just see him sat in front of the TV watching The News, he loved his news ...
What? The circumstances that lead to a BLEVE are entirely predictable. With 16 years experience as a chemical engineer I can assure you that you are wrong. What happened at Flixborough was not a BLEVE, it was a uVCE (unconfined vapour cloud explosion)
Please stop putting abnoxious music tracks in these videos. It's annoyingly repetitive and so damn loud it drowns out the people telling the story. Please repost with louder audio and no music!
A chemical works, owned by Nypro UK produced caprolactam, a chemical used in the manufacture of nylon. Six reactors processed flammable liquid and the #5 reactor developed a leak 2months before the incident. To keep the works running, the #5 was simply bypassed with a temporary pipe that was smaller (20inch) than the 28-inch nominal bore pipe needed, to go from #4 directly to #6 reactor. No professionally qualified senior engineers were employed in the works engineering department and no calculations were done to ascertain whether the bellows or pipe could handle the pressure and no reference to British Standards were made. Two months after the bypass, a major leak of liquid from the reactor circuit caused the rapid formation of a large cloud of flammable hydrocarbon and caused a massive fuel-air explosion. The plant control room collapsed, killing all 18 occupants. Nine other site workers were killed and one person suffered a heart attack, while 36 others were seriously injured. "The shock waves rattled the confidence of every chemical engineer in the country" and lead to massive reforms in safety. The blast was heard over thirty-five miles away
Just Wow. Horribly sad. All ìn the name of saving a buck! So very sorry for all those lost & family, friends & co workers, residents of your community.
Music louder than people speaking.
Way too loud. Can't hear the people.
Agreed
My father Bob Sylvester worked there in the early 70's, I remember the explosion it was heard in Gainsborough.
Good to see a mention of the sterling work carried out by volunteers of the mines rescue service in most difficult circumstances. They too will carry their memories to the grave
My parents were in Mablethorpe that afternoon and heard a rumbling noise. They said that they didn't think that thunder had been forecast and only heard what had happened when they returned to my brothers house in Grimsby.
They day I was brought home from being born was the day nipro went up I still live in scunny and I will tell my daughter about it when she's older, the surrounding area will never forget
Me and me stepdad work exactly where the explosion happened. Its inside of a BKT Tyre warehouse now and there's a "ghost" called Casper who throws tyres and pisses about. Between 20-24 people died where the warehouse is out of the 40-46 people that died
Working at Tyrefix I often come to your warehouse and I never knew this, I'll keep my eye out for the ghost next time
My Uncle Stan (Stanley Grundy) who came from Brigg, was a long distance lorry driver, and that day got called into work because they were short staffed. He went in for the overtime, but unfortunately never came home.
RIP Uncle Stan, and all the others who died in Flixborough that day.
+Sid Cannon Stan Grundy is my grandad! My dad Russell Grundy still lives in Brigg
+ImWithTheIdiotpilot You must be Levi ... Nellie & Mark used to come and stay with my Nan & Grandad, Lily & Jack on a regular basis.
My real name isn't Sid it's Gary, I use Sid as a sort of handle. Hope you, Russell & Mark are doing okay.
ImWithTheIdiotpilot
Hello Levi, if you don't mind I just wondered if you could let me know how Mark is doing. I haven't seen him for nearly twenty years and would like to know how he is.
I'd ask your Dad but I don't have no contact information.
+Sid Cannon Yeah I'm Levi! I must've met you when I was very young but I don't remember. Mark is still living at The Birches. Unfortunately his health is declining, he's wheelchair bound but still happy as ever
+ImWithTheIdiotpilot Yes you did meet me once or twice, if memory serves it was in the mid to late 80's or possibly the early 90's. Your Dad fetched you to Bolton a few times when he was dropping Nellie & Mark off at my Nan & Grandad's.
Thanks for letting me know about Mark, it's a shame his health is declining, but hopefully he'll still be around for a good few years. When I think about Mark I can just see him sat in front of the TV watching The News, he loved his news ...
I live 1/2 a mile from the old plant and you can see how much it has changed the local area
We lived in East Hull and heard the explosion there. We thought it was thunder and got all the stuff from the garden inside.
I lived in the maisonettes, i was 5 years old and clearly remember everything that day.
Im here from health and safety but damn the Creepy music lol
I only searched this for the pond I used to live near I had no idea 😕
Who was playing football that day??
I heard a bang and the window shook in Grimsby. Was too young to realise what it was. Could it have been Flixborough?
Yes it could - explosions were heard many miles away, I'm sure as far as Grimsby.
One thing for sure, you never know when or where a bleve could occur, they are unpredictable.
What? The circumstances that lead to a BLEVE are entirely predictable. With 16 years experience as a chemical engineer I can assure you that you are wrong.
What happened at Flixborough was not a BLEVE, it was a uVCE (unconfined vapour cloud explosion)
I work at the power station that is built there now
Why is the music so loud? Hard enough to understand without the obligatory sad piano.
Better without the piano.
Please stop putting abnoxious music tracks in these videos. It's annoyingly repetitive and so damn loud it drowns out the people telling the story. Please repost with louder audio and no music!
agreed
Its funny lol
get rekt