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Saturday, 15/Nov/2008
Latest on Port Ellen Islay Maltings Silo Collapse
As the panorama of the back of the Islay Hotel to complement the Islay Hotel Panorama October 2008 is more difficult to create than I had hoped I'm afraid you'll have to wait until at least tomorrow for that one. However, I've got an update on the collapsed Port Ellen Islay Maltings silo from yesterday. As mentioned yesterday engineers have arrived to assess the remaining silo and decide how to deal with the collapsed silo. Some pictures I've received this evening show the extent of the damage:
The press on the mainland report the incident extensively:
- BBC News: Silo collapse at whisky facility
- The Daily Record: Islay homes evacuated as grain silo collapses
- Press & Journal: Families evacuated from homes after silo collapses at distillery
The second silo had been emptied as a precaution, from what I understand it will come down tomorrow. Looking at the damage I'm not surprised, note the large dent at the top where it is starting to cave in:
Looks like the weight of the walkway is just pushing it in, as the support from the other silo is missing. This also shows that it was wise to evacuate the neighbouring houses in Bay View and close the road, to be prepared should the second silo collapse.
At least the weather on Islay seems to be fairly decent, so that work can progress reasonable quickly. The forecast from Monday onwards doesn't look too promising though, quite wet.
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