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Scottish Sun
03-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
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. Advertisement 1 Two workers were taken to hospital after sustaining injuries in the demolition of Clune Park estate Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Workers hurt by falling masonry at demolition site
Two workers have been injured by a piece of falling masonry during the demolition of a derelict housing estate in Inverclyde. The men, age 31 and 20, were struck by the stonework at Clune Park in Port Glasgow at about 15:00 on Friday and were taken to hospital. Neither have been seriously hurt. Demolition contractors Caskie Limited will carry out a full investigation into the circumstances. Director Euan Caskie told the BBC the company had "robust" health and safety policy and tries to avoid such incidents at all costs. More stories from Glasgow & West Scotland More stories from Scotland He confirmed the men had been released from hospital on Friday evening, one with bruising, but could not comment further until employees had been interviewed. Police were called following the incident and the health and safety executive has been informed. Inverclyde Council said on Friday that the former church in the estate had been completely demolished after work began earlier this week. Built in 1905, Clune Park Church was in an advanced state of decay when bulldozers moved in - its roof was completely gone with trusses piled up on Robert Street outside. The works will also see an old primary school building and 138 properties across 15 tenement blocks razed to the ground. The tenements at Clune Park were built a century ago as housing for shipyard workers but have lain mostly abandoned for years. A stand-off between private landlords and the local council has prevented redevelopment, with a handful of tenants remaining. Inverclyde Council owns a significant proportion of the estate having brought properties over a number of years. In recent years the run-down estate has become a magnet for urban explorers and photographers, forcing the authorities to step up security patrols. Dangerous building notices were served following investigations by the council's building standards officers and external surveyors. It was described as "Scotland's Chernobyl" more than a decade ago and the name stuck, despite having a very different story to the Ukrainian disaster zone. Local politicians say it was an easy badge to apply to the area because of its desolate nature. On Friday council leader Stephen McCabe said the first phase of the demolition work was a key step towards regenerating the estate. Bulldozers to move in on 'Scotland's Chernobyl'
BBC News
03-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Two workers injured in demolition of Port Glasgow's Clune Park estate
Two workers have been injured by a piece of falling masonry during the demolition of a derelict housing estate in men, age 31 and 20, were struck by the stonework at Clune Park in Port Glasgow at about 15:00 on Friday and were taken to have been seriously hurt. Demolition contractors Caskie Limited will carry out a full investigation into the circumstances. Director Euan Caskie told the BBC the company had "robust" health and safety policy and tries to avoid such incidents at all costs. He confirmed the men had been released from hospital on Friday evening, one with bruising, but could not comment further until employees had been were called following the incident and the health and safety executive has been Council said on Friday that the former church in the estate had been completely demolished after work began earlier this in 1905, Clune Park Church was in an advanced state of decay when bulldozers moved in - its roof was completely gone with trusses piled up on Robert Street works will also see an old primary school building and 138 properties across 15 tenement blocks razed to the ground. The tenements at Clune Park were built a century ago as housing for shipyard workers but have lain mostly abandoned for years.A stand-off between private landlords and the local council has prevented redevelopment, with a handful of tenants Council owns a significant proportion of the estate having brought properties over a number of recent years the run-down estate has become a magnet for urban explorers and photographers, forcing the authorities to step up security building notices were served following investigations by the council's building standards officers and external was described as "Scotland's Chernobyl" more than a decade ago and the name stuck, despite having a very different story to the Ukrainian disaster zone. Local politicians say it was an easy badge to apply to the area because of its desolate Friday council leader Stephen McCabe said the first phase of the demolition work was a key step towards regenerating the estate.
