Massive fire in Liverpool

[magicjuan]

Has the building been identified yet?

 

[Runub]

Liverpool: Large blaze causes huge plumes of smoke over city

The main body of the fire has now been extinguished, firefighters say.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Rita_Poon]

Shame there wasn't one under the arses of a few players today.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Shame there wasn't one under the arses of a few players today.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Has the building been identified yet?

It's right by where Greaty becomes St Annes; it had scaffolding round it for years

 

[magicjuan]

It's right by where Greaty becomes St Annes; it had scaffolding round it for years

As long as it's not the student digs reported earlier. Insurance job by sounds of it. Just like Littlewoods.

 

[tommye]

The speed that rups across the building is frightening. Also strange the way the bottom 2 floors never caught light.
Imagine that was the intended completed apartment block, people wouldn't have stood a chance.

 

[Runub]

Hope nobody had their washing out with all that smoke

 

[Shevin Keedy]

As long as it's not the student digs reported earlier. Insurance job by sounds of it. Just like Littlewoods.

Saying that, I've just watched the vid, it looks like the one next to it.

 

[arch stanton]

View attachment 243757Think its this building which is now an abandoned redevelopment on Fox Street (at the end of Great Homer Street)

I think it was the one to the right of the one you circled, I walked past it on me way to lime street

 

[Tramps_mate]

Great job there stopping it from spreading to the next buildings!!

 

[StreetEndBlue]

I could see the smoke bellowing from my spec in the Gwladys during the early parts of the game.

Shame it didn't block out the pitch tbh.

 

[Baines' left foot]

My thoughts exactly. Horrific driving around older cities and suburbs and seeing that older buildings and houses have been flattened for yet another cheap, generic apartment building with zero character and everywhere now looks exactly the same. Councils won't do a thing about it here because a) it means more land rates and b) the councillors are in the developers pockets or have a financial stake in these places themselves. It's just rotten.

It's a horrible practice which permanently robs areas of their history and culture all for the pockets of a few. A familiar tale.

On the other side of the Mersey there's a huge amount of construction going on. There's a lot of new builds appearing, but it's pleasing to see that this building has been retained and repurposed. It stands out from far away. It looks imposing and has a real presence.



The less said about the photo below, the better.

 

[RomanReigns]

what caused it?

 

[Runub]

what caused it?

The fella that had the building insurance lol