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  2. List of active natural gas power stations in the United Kingdom

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    Coal supplied just over 1% of UK electricity in 2023, [9] down from 30% in 2014. [10] In 2020, coal produced 4.4 TWh of electricity and Britain went 5,202 hours free from coal electricity generation, up from 3,665 hours in 2019 and 1,856 in 2018. [11] UK electricity became entirely coal-free on 30 September 2024. [12]

  3. Buncefield fire - Wikipedia

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    The Buncefield fire was a major fire at an oil storage facility that started at 06:01 UTC on Sunday 11 December 2005 at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal, [1] located near the M1 motorway, Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, England.

  4. Grenfell Tower fire - Wikipedia

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    On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, England, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. . Seventy people died at the scene and two people died later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 esca

  5. 2001 Humber Refinery explosion - Wikipedia

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    The 2001 Humber Refinery explosion was a major incident at the then Conoco-owned Humber Refinery at South Killingholme in North Lincolnshire, England.A large explosion occurred on the Saturate Gas Plant area of the site on Easter Monday, 16 April 2001 at approximately 2:20 p.m.

  6. List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll

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    Fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter caused by gas lights. 186: PS Pacific: 1856 (after 23 January) American ship lost at sea out of Liverpool [sister ship of SS Arctic] 183: Victoria Hall disaster: 1883 (16 June) Crowd crush at Sunderland after a children's Variety show to get prizes and gifts resulted in compressive asphyxia and trampling. 179 ...

  7. Clarkston explosion - Wikipedia

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    The explosion followed a build-up of gas in an underground space beneath the then six year old Clarkston Toll shops, caused by a gas main leak later ruled to have been accidental. [2] Customers and shop staff had on 20 October complained of a strong smell of gas in the centre and Scottish Gas Board engineers had attended to investigate, but had ...

  8. Piper Alpha - Wikipedia

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    Date: 6 and 7 July 1988: Time: Approximately 22:00 (first explosion)Location: Piper Alpha platform, Piper oilfield, North Sea (UK sector) Coordinates: 1]: Type: Explosion and fire: Cause: - Startup of a condensate pump that had not been mechanically isolated due to ongoing maintenance - Lack of protection by design of gas risers: Filmed by: Scottish Television: Deaths: 167: Property damage: £ ...

  9. Ronan Point - Wikipedia

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    Ronan Point was a 22-storey tower block in Canning Town in Newham, East London, that partially collapsed on 16 May 1968, only two months after it opened.A gas explosion blew out some load-bearing walls, causing the collapse of one entire corner of the building; four people died and 17 were injured.

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