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posted by LaminatorX on Sunday September 14 2014, @07:08AM   Printer-friendly
from the nothing-funny-to-say dept.

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

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 timber-framed building was under construction and was due to be completed by next year.

[Editor's Comment: The BBC is reporting that the decision to rebuild the facility has already been taken as of 13 Sep 14]

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  • (Score: 2) by evilviper on Sunday September 14 2014, @07:12AM

    by evilviper (1760) on Sunday September 14 2014, @07:12AM (#92938) Homepage Journal

    A multi-million pound university chemistry building

    Wow. Sounds quite heavy.

    having been called just after 20:30 BST on Friday.

    And I think your clock is broken, too.

    </snark>

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    • (Score: 1) by E_NOENT on Sunday September 14 2014, @09:47AM

      by E_NOENT (630) on Sunday September 14 2014, @09:47AM (#92965) Journal

      Very well done; however, you could've left the 'snark' tag off for maximum effect.

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      • (Score: 1) by evilviper on Sunday September 14 2014, @08:17PM

        by evilviper (1760) on Sunday September 14 2014, @08:17PM (#93144) Homepage Journal

        Yeah, will try next time. Wasn't sure at the time how far over heads it would go.

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        • (Score: 1) by E_NOENT on Monday September 15 2014, @12:27AM

          by E_NOENT (630) on Monday September 15 2014, @12:27AM (#93212) Journal

          :-D

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    • (Score: 4, Funny) by stderr on Sunday September 14 2014, @10:30AM

      by stderr (11) on Sunday September 14 2014, @10:30AM (#92970) Journal

      having been called just after 20:30 BST on Friday.

      And I think your clock is broken, too.

      "having been called just after 1410550200 seconds after Epoch."
      Better?

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      • (Score: 2) by evilviper on Monday September 15 2014, @03:26AM

        by evilviper (1760) on Monday September 15 2014, @03:26AM (#93244) Homepage Journal

        "having been called just after 1410550200 seconds after Epoch."
        Better?

        That depends... Are those "metric" seconds?

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        Hydrogen cyanide is a delicious and necessary part of the human diet.
  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by bd on Sunday September 14 2014, @07:45AM

    by bd (2773) on Sunday September 14 2014, @07:45AM (#92946)

    [...] chemistry building [...] timber-framed building [...]

    What a great idea, building a chemistry building out of wood. No fire-hazard at all, I guess...
    Lucky coincidence the building was not actually finished yet.

    • (Score: 2) by tonyPick on Sunday September 14 2014, @12:09PM

      by tonyPick (1237) on Sunday September 14 2014, @12:09PM (#92986) Homepage Journal

      According to the BBC

      The landmark project was due to be the world's first carbon neutral chemistry laboratory.

      The Daily Mail's reporting opens with "Not so carbon neutral now!" [dailymail.co.uk]. Stay classy, Daily Mail.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 15 2014, @03:36AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 15 2014, @03:36AM (#93247)

        What if we instead made it out of steel forged in a wood burning fire?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 14 2014, @02:49PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 14 2014, @02:49PM (#93022)

      Way too elegant for student chemistry. Chances are persimmon is still the driver of choice on the nearby golf course, though.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by PinkyGigglebrain on Sunday September 14 2014, @05:37PM

    by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Sunday September 14 2014, @05:37PM (#93078)

    The fire was set by Robin and his band of "Merry Men", a know terrorist group that has been a thorn in the side of the local LEOs for many years.

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    • (Score: 2) by evilviper on Sunday September 14 2014, @09:13PM

      by evilviper (1760) on Sunday September 14 2014, @09:13PM (#93162) Homepage Journal

      The fire was set by Robin and his band of "Merry Men", a know terrorist group that has been a thorn in the side of the local LEOs for many years.

      "Help! Me house is on fire! Me house is on fire! Call the fire brigade!"

      "Fill them up! Pass the bucket!"

      "There must be another way of doing the credits!"

      "That's right! Every time they make a Robin Hood movie, they burn our village down."

      "Leave us alone, Mel Brooks!"

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      Hydrogen cyanide is a delicious and necessary part of the human diet.
  • (Score: 2) by Alfred on Monday September 15 2014, @02:05PM

    by Alfred (4006) on Monday September 15 2014, @02:05PM (#93437) Journal

    It was just some kid who wanted superpowers from a lab accident. The part that worries me is that he might have gone super villain.

    Oh wait...It might have gone this way

    "I need an idea! Something to delay that test so I can study! What will I do?"