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I saw the second video yesterday, but I found it interesting when watching it, because I also was looking at Google Maps to see where it was. https://youtu.be/

I saw the second video yesterday, but I found it interesting when watching it, because I also was looking at Google Maps to see where it was. https://youtu.be/TjBV4R18ICY?t=255 https://youtu.be/TjBV4R18ICY?t=255 (4m15 on your [1]) shows a lot of destroyed buildings and we're left to imagine that these are houses as it later cuts to images of houses and fire engines. But actually, if you look on Google Maps, you can see that it's actually a fireworks factory, a fairly important detail that was missed out. You can see it yourself at: https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4680241,0.2185786,453m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4680241,0.2185786,453m/data=... the same layout of buildings and the label "Wells Fireworks Factory" in the centre of it.

12ian34 4y ago
I found it interesting when reading your post, because I was also looking at Google to learn more about the factory. You can see it yourself[0] the fireworks factory was closed and abandoned in the 70s. A fairly important detail that was missed out! Not sure what the motive behind your message was, but peoples' homes were indeed destroyed in these fires[1]! [0]: https://www.remotelondon.com/wells-fireworks-factory-dartford-marshes/ https://www.remotelondon.com/wells-fireworks-factory-dartfor... [1]: https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-07-19/major-incident-declared-across-london-as-heatwave-triggers-multiple-fires https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-07-19/major-incident-de...
- ralferoo 4y ago
  Oh good find. I know nothing about the history of the fireworks factory, but assumed it was still in use if it's labelled on Google Maps. It seemed likely that with such a use, this area would in fact be at higher risk than the surrounding grassland, and I wondered if maybe that was the source of the initial fire. And yes, I had seen later footage of actual houses destroyed, and it wasn't my intention to take away from that, I just saw something that seemed interesting and overlooked. But, if the site has been abandoned for half a century, that is unlikely, so my speculation is moot.

12ian34 4y ago

I found it interesting when reading your post, because I was also looking at Google to learn more about the factory. You can see it yourself[0] the fireworks factory was closed and abandoned in the 70s. A fairly important detail that was missed out! Not sure what the motive behind your message was, but peoples' homes were indeed destroyed in these fires[1]! [0]: https://www.remotelondon.com/wells-fireworks-factory-dartford-marshes/ https://www.remotelondon.com/wells-fireworks-factory-dartfor... [1]: https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-07-19/major-incident-declared-across-london-as-heatwave-triggers-multiple-fires https://www.itv.com/news/london/2022-07-19/major-incident-de...

ralferoo 4y ago
Oh good find. I know nothing about the history of the fireworks factory, but assumed it was still in use if it's labelled on Google Maps. It seemed likely that with such a use, this area would in fact be at higher risk than the surrounding grassland, and I wondered if maybe that was the source of the initial fire. And yes, I had seen later footage of actual houses destroyed, and it wasn't my intention to take away from that, I just saw something that seemed interesting and overlooked. But, if the site has been abandoned for half a century, that is unlikely, so my speculation is moot.