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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 f
by 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 agoOh 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.