General Chat

..is it just me, or the media reporting of things, but there appear to be a lot of 'improvement' /renovation related incidents.
There's the Macintosh building in Glasgow, and, closer to (my) home, the renovation of an old building that has been turned into offices in Winchester has 'suffered' two bouts of catching fire.

I attended an incident there in the 70s. Very messy. I believe among underground staff they are referred to as "jumpers"

Five people have been hurt following a "minor explosion" at Southgate tube station in London.
Paramedics treated five patients at the scene during the incident shortly after 7pm on Tuesday evening - with two of those then taken to hospital.
Police closed the north London station and had said officers were dealing with a suspicious package.
But Scotland Yard soon ruled out terror andA Met Police spokesperson said: "The scene has been examined by specialist officers.
"It appears at this stage that the cause of the explosion was a battery short circuit.
"The Met Police and BTP are working together to establish the full facts."
One eyewitness had reported a "burning smell" near to the scene.
Haluk Ozkan said: "I was waiting for a bus and when we approached the bus we could smell a rubbery burning smell.
"I could see people scurrying around the station not running but moving quite quickly. My partner saw someone take a fire extinguisher." later said that initial investigations showed the explosion's cause was a battery short circuit.