Scottish gas blast throws spotlight onto subject of service disconnections.
It is now more than a week since an explosion ripped through a building in Scotland that was scheduled for demolition.
At the time of the blast, an asbestos removal crew was working inside. Two men were severely injured, and one of them has subsequently died from his injuries. His colleague remains on a life support machine.
It is too early to speculate as to the precise cause of the deadly blast, and investigations are ongoing on site. However, all the signs are pointing towards a gas explosion.
Only the findings of a Health and Safety Executive investigation can state categorically why the gas service to the building remained live so close to the point of demolition.
But this tragedy once again throws the issue of service disconnections into stark focus.
And this is a subject that we addressed in this episode of Demolition News Radio:
