03-05-2025
Two men taken to hospital after being injured in demolition of ‘Scotland's Chernobyl'
Demolition bosses say an investigation will be carried out
999 DASH Two men taken to hospital after being injured in demolition of 'Scotland's Chernobyl'
TWO men have been taken to hospital after being injured in the demolition of a ghost town estate dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl'.
The workers, aged 20 and 31, were hit by a piece of falling stonework at around 3pm on Friday at the Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.
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Two workers were taken to hospital after sustaining injuries in the demolition of Clune Park estate
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Fortunately, neither suffered serious injuries, and both were discharged from hospital later that evening.
One of the men was left with bruising.
The demolition is being carried out by Greenock-based contractors Caskie Limited.
Bosses say they will carry out a full investigation into the incident.
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Director Euan Caskie told the BBC the firm has "robust" health and safety procedures in place but could not comment further until staff interviews had been conducted.
Police attended the scene following the incident and the Health and Safety Executive has reportedly been informed.
Wrecking crews started tearing down the estate, which has been abandoned since the late 1990s, earlier this week.
The eyestore Clune Park estate was in such a grim state that Inverclyde Council once compared it to the Ukrainian town of Pripyat, which has been abandoned and completely uninhabitable since the Chernobyl reactor exploded in 1986.
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We told previously how the hellhole scheme has become a magnet for vandals and urban explorers, with buildings covered in graffiti and broken windows.
Piles of debris have littered the streets while some areas have had to be fenced off to stop people from entering dangerous buildings.
Workers finally demolishing an abandoned housing estate dubbed 'Scotland's Chernobyl'
Council bosses have been waiting to pull down the estate for many years but a dispute with a landlord who refused to sell up postponed the plans.
Last August, the council confirmed it had bought up many of the properties and served dangerous building notices on the remaining structures, meaning demolition could finally begin.
