Stockline Plastics Factory Explosion
Coordinates: 55°52′37″N 4°16′08″W / 55.877°N 4.269°W / 55.877; -4.269 On May 11, 2004, the ICL Plastics factory (commonly referred to as Stockline Plastics factory), in the Woodside district of Glasgow in western Scotland, exploded. Nine people were killed, including two company directors, and 33 injured, 15 seriously. The four-storey building was largely destroyed.
Read more about Stockline Plastics Factory Explosion: Response, Cause, Confusion Over Name, Aftermath, Prosecution - February 17, 2006, Public Inquiry
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