holy shit

[emmelinemay]

i just went outside to have a look - there is a HUGE column of black smoke clearly visible from the back garden (car park) .

half the sky is covered in black smoke.

We heard a rumbling and a MASSIVE boom, then the whole house shook violently - i thought the windows were going to break. I can't actually describe it - i thought it was an earthquake.

pictures:





n.b. - i've not used the zoom on my camera. That's really what it looks like. Smells bad too. If it felt like that from here, i can't imagine what it felt like nearer to.

We're about 5 miles away.

Comments

[andyknifton.livejournal.com]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4517962.stm

jeez

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

i know.

Seriously, at 6 this morning we were terrified. Mum thought a plane has crashed right near us. I can't beleive the force of the 'splosion.

[deviblue.livejournal.com]

I didn't realise you lived so close!

[deviblue.livejournal.com]

D'oh...I didn't realise you were at your mums...silly me

[angel-emma.livejournal.com]

Was just about to say the same thing!!

[utterben.livejournal.com]

Blimey...just watched the BBC news report.

Glad you're okay. I always seem to hear major news via Miss May's journal!

[bluekieran.livejournal.com]

BBC says it'll be burning for days, I may check it out from the air tomorrow!

[beric.livejournal.com]

Is elstree open? Thats a thick cloud heading their way.

[mazzmatazz.livejournal.com]

Jeez! I saw some of this on news24... looks like a scene from a movie. Glad yer ok.

[mike1thinks.livejournal.com]

Hope you get that clean London air back soon!

[nurse-tish.livejournal.com]

Aye.. think the clouds have reached Camden now :/

My friend Aimee is in Watford and had the same thing this morning.

:/

[soldatengrab.livejournal.com]

everything has to happen somewhere. Glad it was five miles away though, and not close enough to do any damage to you.

[purplestuart.livejournal.com]

My god, i have just looked out the window the whole of the north easterly sky is dominated by it

[beric.livejournal.com]

I slept through it!
There's no sun today though, it'd gonna be cold...

[pygar.livejournal.com]

it doesnt feel right, maybe im just paraniod.

glad all are ok ;0)