Dutch Radio Tower Collapses While on Fire

[Phobophile]

The comments are hilarious, guy is cursing, god-damnit god-damnit, cunt god-damnit! Probably missing his favorite TV show tonight.

[Faline]

THE HAGUE, (AFP) - A fire caused a partial collapse of a 300-metre communications mast in northern Netherlands Friday, knocking out television and radio stations, a local municipal official said.

The fire at the 300-metre-high (984 feet) television mast in Hoogersmilde in the Drenthe province, about 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Amsterdam, broke out around 2:00 pm (1200 GMT), said Midden-Drenthe municipality spokeswoman Miriam Fokkema.

"There was a fire shortly before 2:00 pm and then at about 3:45 pm the upper part of the mast collapsed," Fokkema told AFP.

Dutch news agency ANP said a 200-metre-high metal mast collapsed on top of a 100-metre concrete tower after the fire broke out.

"Nobody is believed to have been injured," said Fokkema, adding that the area suffered severe communication problems with the tower used as a major broadcast hub for television, radio and telephone communications.

[Phobophile]

lol only pirate radio here at the moment, this happened only 40 km from where I live..

[Faline]

Apparently they are still unclear as to how it happened.

Update

The owners of the television/radio tower in Hoogersmilde, Novec and Alticom, have started cleaning up the debris around the tower that partially collapsed Friday after a fire. Access to the tower is being strengthened, so that cranes can get to the mast.

On Tuesday an above-ground tunnel to the tower will be constructed from sea containers, so the mast can be safely approached for technical research, said a police spokesperson. According to the municipality of Midden-Drenthe the area around the tower is still unsafe. Some remains of the mast are still in danger of falling down. The debris will be removed to a location where the police can do further research into the cause of the fire and the collapse of the mast.

An area within a radius of 300 metres around the tower will remain off limits for at least the next few days. In the meantime, people living near the tower who were evacuated cannot return to their homes.

[kellyhound]

bad maintenance i sumwhere read.
why is he cursing ?