BM24 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 April 23, 2012 Citizen staff A large explosion shook the Citizen building at around 9:40 p.m. A large fire can been seen from the Citizen parking lot. Several explosions have been heard. Early indication are the explosions are at Lakeland MIlls. Reports from the scenes indicate there have been several injuries. Reports also say a Code Orange has been declared at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. It was the same emergency code, which mobilizes health care personnel across northern B.C., used at Burns Lake after the Babine Lake Forest Products mill explosion. Video can be found at: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Long Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 No. One of the better run mills around. Hope everyone makes it out. Terrible news. Not much else to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 What's so special about Lakeland Mills? What's the history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Terrible news First and foremost I hope everyone is safe And secondly I hope that the community is able to recover. I'm assuming the mill is a major employer and source of income in PG so I hope that they're back on their feet asap Best wishes to everyone there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kass Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I was born in PG I am living in Courtenay now but I just talked to my cousin he is on Ospika and he said there is smoke all over down there... That is scary as hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I live about 10 -15 min from there and I can't see anything, but it's pitch black out. Apparently there was a HUGE explosion that shook peoples houses. Christ... I hope everyone is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 100ft high?!?!?? Holy mother of god. I live up in College Heights and didn't hear/smell anything. Prayers to the people that were injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truculence Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Hope it's not as bad as it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto_Luongo1 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 depending which sources you read, the number injured or missing varies alot, from 10-30. all early reports so accuracy is unknown. hospital on "code orange" thoughts are with those affected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM24 Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 I live about 10 -15 min from there and I can't see anything, but it's pitch black out. Apparently there was a HUGE explosion that shook peoples houses. Christ... I hope everyone is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM24 Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Northern Health has code orange in effect, all elective surgeries cancelled. 16 casualties reported, all sent to UHNBC in #PrinceGeorge. Lakeland sawmill is a write off. Seriously impacts #PrinceGeorge district energy system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Long Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 They say 5 unaccounted for. Hope things work out favorably. I cant help but wonder if that district energy system contributed to this. I know little about it, if anyone knows how the process worked, maybe they can share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Oh man such a horrible thing to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 All employees accounted for, 23 taken to local hospitals, severely burned are being flown to Vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I'm laying in a hospital bed right now recovering from severe burns on my arms and milder burns to my face and neck.. I was working inside at the time. The entire place exploded at once, ive never seen anything like it. If there's any threads that don't need crap talkin in its this one. We lost 2 good men in that fire and it was probably the most horrific thing to happen to our city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I'm laying in a hospital bed right now recovering from severe burns on my arms and milder burns to my face and neck.. I was working inside at the time. The entire place exploded at once, ive never seen anything like it. If there's any threads that don't need crap talkin in its this one. We lost 2 good men in that fire and it was probably the most horrific thing to happen to our city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockeh Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 That is one scary scene.. wow. thad, all the best to you in your recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donky Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I'm laying in a hospital bed right now recovering from severe burns on my arms and milder burns to my face and neck.. I was working inside at the time. The entire place exploded at once, ive never seen anything like it. If there's any threads that don't need crap talkin in its this one. We lost 2 good men in that fire and it was probably the most horrific thing to happen to our city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I'm laying in a hospital bed right now recovering from severe burns on my arms and milder burns to my face and neck.. I was working inside at the time. The entire place exploded at once, ive never seen anything like it. If there's any threads that don't need crap talkin in its this one. We lost 2 good men in that fire and it was probably the most horrific thing to happen to our city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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