peasepud 59 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Another very big fire tonight on New Bridge Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Inferno Apr 10 2007 By Paul James and Jane Caine, The Journal Hundred foot high flames last night engulfed the £100m new flagship university campus in Newcastle City Centre. The towering blaze, described by witnesses as "a volcano", ripped through the development, on the site of the former Manors cinema, and flaming debris set fire to at least three other buildings nearby. Twenty fire crews from across Tyneside were scrambled to the scene at 9.45pm, as an explosion was heard from miles around. Residents in nearby Shieldfield, including a women's hostel, were evacuated from their homes as police sealed off surrounding streets. Within minutes 68 firefighters were battling to stop the blaze from spreading to the main building alongside the Central Motorway. Flying timber from the fire sparked scores of fires in trees and bushes, including a tree next to the East Coast Main Line and Metro tracks, which fire crews sped to extinguish. David Jobe, 34, a security officer from Walker, said: "It was like a volcano watching all the hot rocks coming down. "It was unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it. That's a brand new building. You'd think it would be fire-proof." Carl Thomson, 27, from Walker, said: "It was like a load of little fires all in the sky. They were starting new fires all over the place. "You could hear the explosion. The flames were about 100ft in the air." About seven women and five children - some still wearing pyjamas and dressing gowns - were evacuated from a women's hostel. Kelly Jobson, 27, of Lemington, said: "I was just playing cards with the kids at about 9.30pm when I heard a big bang, so I ran downstairs." The mother-of-two fled the hostel clutching sons John, 10, and Jack, six. Hostel-worker Charlotte Addai, 48, who led residents to safety, said: "It is the most frightening thing I have ever seen in my whole life." The Northumbria University City Campus East development will include a new footbridge to link the university's City Campus with the new site. Newcastle Business School, the School of Law and the School of Design will move from the City Campus site to the new site, and students were due to begin their studies there in September. The construction, by Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, comprises two buildings providing 24,000 square metres of purpose designed academic accommodation for the three schools and was due to be handed over in June. Firefighters from Newcastle West End, West Denton, Gosforth, Byker, Gateshead, Hebburn and Swalwell were all sent to the scene. Ambulance crews said last night they were on standby but nobody had been reported injured. A police spokesman said: "This is a construction site and a large blaze has broken out. Officers attended and made the area secure and fire services are fighting the fire. It's a large scale fire." Investment of hope Northumbria University is investing £50m in City Campus East - which it expected to be open to students later this year. The project is part of a £100m investment - the biggest ever made by the university - in modern facilities to benefit staff, students and the wider community. The two modernistic buildings on the site of the old Warner Brothers Cinema opposite Manors Metro Station are planned to host the Newcastle Business School and the schools of Law and Design. These schools were chosen because of their potential for future growth and strong student demand. They will be connected to the rest of the campus by way of a new bridge under construction over the Central Motorway. University vice-chancellor Professor Kel Fidler said recently: "These developments are about providing state of the art facilities on an integrated city centre campus for all staff and students." He said the intention was to provide staff and students - who are drawn from around the globe - with a green and friendly environment fit for a world-class learning community. "Northumbria staff and students of today, tomorrow, next year and each year after that will be part of a learning community in a rapidly improving environment. These are exciting times for the university and its neighbours." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47121 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Canny bad that. Mind, that new building is hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Canny bad that. Mind, that new building is hideous. Maybe the arsonist set fire to it on grounds of taste, a la Hot Fuzz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 (edited) I'd not seen this new building, but check out our new library in Sheffield. Opens today I think, fucking horrible. Whats the deal with the different shades of green, looks dirty Edited April 10, 2007 by Ally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I'd not seen this new building, but check out our new library in Sheffield. Opens today I think, fucking horrible. Whats the deal with the different shades of green, looks dirty Bltantly designed by an ex-student on the cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 school holidays TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Tragically, there were no students in the building at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted April 10, 2007 Author Share Posted April 10, 2007 Tragically, there were no students in the building at the time. Oh god nooooo! imagine the conversations in Starbucks today. "Yea oh well I was like sooooooooooooo hot..." "oh god yeaaaa I soo know what you mean, I was like well burning..." ad lib to fade..... Best bit of the story though was .... Armiger Joinery Limited was contracted to build the frame of the building and said the job would have been finished today. Stuart Armiger, who owns the firm, said: "The first thing I knew was when we were driving over the Tyne Bridge and couldn't see the building. We've been working for five weeks on this and we brought 10 lads down here today to finish it off. We're gutted." You can just imagine the conversation..... "well lads here we go, put in a days graft and then we're finished" "errrr boss..." "yes Micky" "where exactly is it again???" "just over there maaan ye daft twat, look just behind the big new one righ th....OH FUCK!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I'd not seen this new building, but check out our new library in Sheffield. Opens today I think, fucking horrible. Whats the deal with the different shades of green, looks dirty It's Sheffield man what do you expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 It's Sheffield man what do you expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I'd not seen this new building, but check out our new library in Sheffield. Opens today I think, fucking horrible. Whats the deal with the different shades of green, looks dirty It's Sheffield man what do you expect. My tuition fees to go to better uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gram 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I'd not seen this new building, but check out our new library in Sheffield. Opens today I think, fucking horrible. Whats the deal with the different shades of green, looks dirty Not too keen on that thing that they have put up outside the train station in Sheffield either. Looks bloody hideous when you walk up the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gram 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 It's Sheffield man what do you expect. I lock me car doors when I drive past that shit hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47121 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 It's Sheffield man what do you expect. I lock me car doors when I drive past that shit hole That's no way to speak about the Emerald City. The Wizard will fuck you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Tragically, there were no students in the building at the time. Oh god nooooo! imagine the conversations in Starbucks today. "Yea oh well I was like sooooooooooooo hot..." "oh god yeaaaa I soo know what you mean, I was like well burning..." Nah, it was a Northumbria Uni one, not Newcastle Uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 (edited) Must be a University thing for green, makes it look like a 70s church hall. Looks a bit like the stupidly-named (blame Cisco Systems) InfoLab21 at Lancaster, a hideous lump that can be seen from a distance down the M6. Edited April 10, 2007 by Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47121 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Tragically, there were no students in the building at the time. Oh god nooooo! imagine the conversations in Starbucks today. "Yea oh well I was like sooooooooooooo hot..." "oh god yeaaaa I soo know what you mean, I was like well burning..." Nah, it was a Northumbria Uni one, not Newcastle Uni Aye you're right, probably went something a bit more like this: "Dime bar." "Arrrrmadillo!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC 0 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 (edited) Tragically, there were no students in the building at the time. Oh god nooooo! imagine the conversations in Starbucks today. "Yea oh well I was like sooooooooooooo hot..." "oh god yeaaaa I soo know what you mean, I was like well burning..." Nah, it was a Northumbria Uni one, not Newcastle Uni Aye you're right, probably went something a bit more like this: "Dime bar." "Arrrrmadillo!" Aye, after all if they're in accomodation blocks they're not the locals. Edited April 11, 2007 by Tom_NUFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I'd not seen this new building, but check out our new library in Sheffield. Opens today I think, fucking horrible. Whats the deal with the different shades of green, looks dirty Not too keen on that thing that they have put up outside the train station in Sheffield either. Looks bloody hideous when you walk up the road. What, that great big wall? Yeh i'm not too keen either, they've tried to be really cool and modern but its fallen a bit flat really. The fountains are nice though, and like it or not its a whole lot better than it used to be round there pre-work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Steve_Howey 0 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I'd not seen this new building, but check out our new library in Sheffield. Opens today I think, fucking horrible. Whats the deal with the different shades of green, looks dirty Quite like it actually. You can see where they tried to incorporate a book theme I take it the green colour isn't copper oxide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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