Man badly hurt in explosion
3:40pm Sunday 13th January 2013 in Local
A MAN has seriously injured his hand in an explosion at a house in Harwood.
The incident happened at about 1.20pm this afternoon at a house in Lea Gate.
Police said they were called to the scene by the North West Ambulance Service, who were responding to a report that a man had suffered "a serious hand injury".
The man, who is believed to be in his mid 20s, has been taken to hospital, but his injuries are not said to be life-threatening.
Det Ch Insp Sarah Jackson said: “The man has suffered an extremely serious injury to his hand and our investigation into this incident is very much in its infancy.
“It would not be helpful or appropriate to speculate on what has gone on until the full facts are known but I want to reassure residents’ living nearby that this is an isolated incident and there is nothing to suggest any threat to the wider community.”
Police said the circumstances of the incident are still being investigated.
Lea Gate was closed between Turton Road and Morrisons in Harwood, but has now reopened.
Comments(63)
andy_88
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5:00pm Sun 13 Jan 13
lglaister
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5:06pm Sun 13 Jan 13
andy_88
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5:19pm Sun 13 Jan 13
lglaister wrote:police have declared the area is safe (road is open) CSI in there now and before the area was declared safe an officer walked out with a white box with no doubt bits of the man's hand or a device of some kind.
Hmmmm... if you're right then I have no sympathy what so ever!!! No doubt we'll soon find out - thank you.
Browny91
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6:09pm Sun 13 Jan 13
andy_88
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6:41pm Sun 13 Jan 13
Browny91 wrote:yea strange that a police officer came into my house and said stay out of the kitchen and bedroom on the street side of the house but we don't need to evacuate leave the house.
If there was no threat to the wider community then why evacuate my 83year old Grandparents in this weather? Would you like to start your statement again...?
Browny91
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6:45pm Sun 13 Jan 13
andy_88 wrote:My Grandparents had to leave their house. They were told they couldn't stay there!
Browny91 wrote:yea strange that a police officer came into my house and said stay out of the kitchen and bedroom on the street side of the house but we don't need to evacuate leave the house.
If there was no threat to the wider community then why evacuate my 83year old Grandparents in this weather? Would you like to start your statement again...?
watch it
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7:16pm Sun 13 Jan 13
Browny91 wrote:yes my mum had to be evacuated as well
andy_88 wrote:My Grandparents had to leave their house. They were told they couldn't stay there!
Browny91 wrote:yea strange that a police officer came into my house and said stay out of the kitchen and bedroom on the street side of the house but we don't need to evacuate leave the house.
If there was no threat to the wider community then why evacuate my 83year old Grandparents in this weather? Would you like to start your statement again...?
dea4epc
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8:24pm Sun 13 Jan 13
andy_88
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9:12pm Sun 13 Jan 13
dea4epc wrote:bomb disposal unit called in means it wasn't some bloke fiddling with his gas meter hence no gas vans.
Could be some loser just trying to fiddle his Gas meter... there aint half some scare mongering going on, on this site! Sure... report what you se.....e but let others make their own minds up!!
katiet91
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9:17pm Sun 13 Jan 13
dea4epc wrote:if it was a goon playing with gas, police would not be being so secretive about it.
Could be some loser just trying to fiddle his Gas meter... there aint half some scare mongering going on, on this site! Sure... report what you se.....e but let others make their own minds up!!
funfair
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9:31pm Sun 13 Jan 13
wild one
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10:26pm Sun 13 Jan 13
eeeeez
laurajane96
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10:29pm Sun 13 Jan 13
wild one
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10:46pm Sun 13 Jan 13
laurajane96 wrote:so do i....and i live in tonge moor
blah blah, I got a phone call saying a man hacked another man's arm off with a machete, his friend got shot and a house blew up. this is frightfully anti-climactic, I live near by btw.
dea4epc
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11:16pm Sun 13 Jan 13
Whothis
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1:51am Mon 14 Jan 13
georgethebrave
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8:31am Mon 14 Jan 13
Mr. Tumble
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9:29am Mon 14 Jan 13
katiet91
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9:41am Mon 14 Jan 13
"A man was arrested in Bolton on suspicion of causing an explosion likely to endanger life or property following an incident yesterday."
Apparently the guy is from Tonge Moor so wouldnt be registered at the address in Lea Gate.
If it was someone messing in gas, police would have said so that the public aren't worried and it would stop all speculation.
Also, why would the man not try and get help himself rather than trying to run away? It was only after a woman saw blood in the yard and a loud bang before that that she put two and two together and rang the police etc.
So lets be realistic!
Browny91
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10:22am Mon 14 Jan 13
katiet91 wrote:It definately wasnt gas. It was a homemade bomb.
The latest I've heard is:
"A man was arrested in Bolton on suspicion of causing an explosion likely to endanger life or property following an incident yesterday."
Apparently the guy is from Tonge Moor so wouldnt be registered at the address in Lea Gate.
If it was someone messing in gas, police would have said so that the public aren't worried and it would stop all speculation.
Also, why would the man not try and get help himself rather than trying to run away? It was only after a woman saw blood in the yard and a loud bang before that that she put two and two together and rang the police etc.
So lets be realistic!
duggy313
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10:51am Mon 14 Jan 13
MMHolmes
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10:53am Mon 14 Jan 13
And he always carries a machine gun when he walks his dog round Harwood. I've seen him.
Well, I've not actually "seen" him with my own eyes....I read it on Facebook.
So it must be true.....
Oops sorry, did I say dog? I meant lion. It's definitely a lion. It's got big teeth and a mane.
And he doesn't drive a car. He's got a tank.
And a spaceship.
With laser guns on it.....
I blame the Council.
katiet91
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11:47am Mon 14 Jan 13
Browny91 wrote:glad at least someone has a brain in this town!
katiet91 wrote:It definately wasnt gas. It was a homemade bomb.
The latest I've heard is:
"A man was arrested in Bolton on suspicion of causing an explosion likely to endanger life or property following an incident yesterday."
Apparently the guy is from Tonge Moor so wouldnt be registered at the address in Lea Gate.
If it was someone messing in gas, police would have said so that the public aren't worried and it would stop all speculation.
Also, why would the man not try and get help himself rather than trying to run away? It was only after a woman saw blood in the yard and a loud bang before that that she put two and two together and rang the police etc.
So lets be realistic!
no wonder it's as messed up as it is who can't see the reality of the whole thing!
tinypet
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12:09pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Greater Manchester Police
15 minutes ago
A man has been arrested in connection with an explosion at a house in Bolton.
Shortly after 1.20pm on Sunday 13 January 2013, police were called by the North West Ambulance Service, who had received reports a man had suffered serious injury to his hand.
Officers attended and discovered a 26-year-old man had suffered a serious hand injury during an explosion at a house on Lea Gate, Bolton.
A number of neighbouring addresses were evacuated as a precaution while a search of the address was carried out by explosive ordnance disposal experts.
Police also searched two other properties in the Tonge Moor area as part of the investigation.
No explosive items were found at any of the addresses.
The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries, which are not life threatening.
He has been arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion likely to endanger life or property and remains in a stable condition in hospital.
Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Jackson, said: “I appreciate that given the nature of this incident and the impact it had on those living on Lea Gate there will be some concern among residents, but I want to reiterate that this was an isolated incident and there was not and is not any threat to the wider community.
“We are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading up to this incident and if anyone has any information that can assist I would urge them to get in touch.”
boltonnut
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1:43pm Mon 14 Jan 13
JohnTheBaptist
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2:02pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Doh!!!!
georgethebrave
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2:57pm Mon 14 Jan 13
JohnTheBaptist
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3:03pm Mon 14 Jan 13
marco999
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3:19pm Mon 14 Jan 13
katiet91
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5:20pm Mon 14 Jan 13
JohnTheBaptist wrote:when did anyone say that the middle eastern man was linked to gas?
Maybe the middle eastern man was trying to pull gas pipes from Tonge Moor to the address in question.
use your brains and think of the coincidence!
katiet91
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5:20pm Mon 14 Jan 13
JohnTheBaptist wrote:when did anyone say that the middle eastern man was linked to gas?
Maybe the middle eastern man was trying to pull gas pipes from Tonge Moor to the address in question.
use your brains and think of the coincidence!
katiet91
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5:21pm Mon 14 Jan 13
boltonnut wrote:that statement has made my day!
I'm wondering if this loser (parden the pun)is going to suffer personal hygene disabilities,I guess it all depends on which hand he lost.
glad someone is on a similar wave length as to what has gone on!
MMHolmes
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6:00pm Mon 14 Jan 13
katiet91 wrote:Yeah, 'course Al-Qaida have got an active cell in Harwood.
boltonnut wrote:that statement has made my day!
I'm wondering if this loser (parden the pun)is going to suffer personal hygene disabilities,I guess it all depends on which hand he lost.
glad someone is on a similar wave length as to what has gone on!
Jesus wept.......
Replytohatersandscum
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11:06am Tue 15 Jan 13
yes he is white if he was arab/asian/african basically anything but white there would be a million comments on here from the usual scum but because he is white its all a bit of a laugh
is he not a terrorist ??????!!!!!!!!!!
MMHolmes
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11:36am Tue 15 Jan 13
You see, when stupid white people make pipe bombs, they're generally just doing it to blow up their back gardens or old washing machines (it's cheaper than paying the council to come and collect them).
But when your lot do it, there's generally more of a sinister overtone involved.
Crucial difference that......
JohnTheBaptist
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12:20pm Tue 15 Jan 13
Mr. Tumble
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12:30pm Tue 15 Jan 13
davoovad
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1:02pm Tue 15 Jan 13
MMHolmes wrote:Thought you said it was a gas explosion ??
No - he's a retard.
You see, when stupid white people make pipe bombs, they're generally just doing it to blow up their back gardens or old washing machines (it's cheaper than paying the council to come and collect them).
But when your lot do it, there's generally more of a sinister overtone involved.
Crucial difference that......
MMHolmes
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1:17pm Tue 15 Jan 13
Can you actually read?
davoovad
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2:00pm Tue 15 Jan 13
davoovad
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2:06pm Tue 15 Jan 13
davoovad wrote:Sorry, that should've been - I have just replied to your post so Ergo i can read.
yeah i can read, can write as well, i can even do sums.
boltonnut
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7:54pm Tue 15 Jan 13
Whothis
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11:17pm Tue 15 Jan 13
georgethebrave wrote:Well well is that a surprise I wonder if he has links
Can't recall the last time I heard or saw a jewish bomber, really don't reckon its down to colour or cast, more like religion!
To the EDL or some other such group that's happens
To support the Zionist ideals and aspirations
In the Middle East?? Will be interesting to see
Why this young man decided to make a pipe bomb
And who his intended target/s were going to be.
A lot of misguided people out there of all religious
Persuasions and opposing political ideologies!
Doesn't mean you can bomb other people into
Accepting your views.
Whothis
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11:22pm Tue 15 Jan 13
JohnTheBaptist wrote:Or maybe the Bolton Israeli branch of the EDL!!
Maybe it was Al qaeeda in Bolton, or has that name been taken already?
Whothis
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11:29pm Tue 15 Jan 13
boltonnut wrote:So this guys only a W****** not a 'terrorist'??
Okay I was wrong,first time in along long time,.but I was almost right about the hand thing, now this w@nker will haveto use the other one.
I guess if he had been a Muslim he would have
Already been labelled, but he distinctly doesn't
Look 'Middle Eastern' to me! Maybe he's a Christian
Fundamentalist or he's a product of a radical branch
Of some other Organisation! No doubt it will come out in the investigations
To follow.
Whothis
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1:26am Wed 16 Jan 13
katiet91 wrote:No doubt he'll be eating with the same hand he wipes his backside with when indulging in a late night kebab after a night out on the town eh? Not much choice now has he?
boltonnut wrote:that statement has made my day!
I'm wondering if this loser (parden the pun)is going to suffer personal hygene disabilities,I guess it all depends on which hand he lost.
glad someone is on a similar wave length as to what has gone on!
Whothis
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1:27am Wed 16 Jan 13
JohnTheBaptist wrote:Send him to Gitmo!
Maybe it was Al qaeeda in Bolton, or has that name been taken already?
Whothis
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1:39am Wed 16 Jan 13
georgethebrave wrote:Really boygeorge down to religion only is it? You might be onto something there hence the scramble for the 'Jewish nation' being made up of people of Jewish descent only! Non-Jews need not apply! I guess you are right this is based on religious grounds or would you say political Zionist issues?? Room for debate me thinks, but being born Jewish certainly entitles one to occupy and displace anyone else be it Christian or Muslim or anything else in that particular nation by any means necessary! Including shootings, bombings, arson, murder! And the 'authorities' turn a blind eye, they don't turn the other cheek.
Can't recall the last time I heard or saw a jewish bomber, really don't reckon its down to colour or cast, more like religion!
davoovad
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8:07am Wed 16 Jan 13
Whothis wrote:http://www.thebolton
georgethebrave wrote:Really boygeorge down to religion only is it? You might be onto something there hence the scramble for the 'Jewish nation' being made up of people of Jewish descent only! Non-Jews need not apply! I guess you are right this is based on religious grounds or would you say political Zionist issues?? Room for debate me thinks, but being born Jewish certainly entitles one to occupy and displace anyone else be it Christian or Muslim or anything else in that particular nation by any means necessary! Including shootings, bombings, arson, murder! And the 'authorities' turn a blind eye, they don't turn the other cheek.
Can't recall the last time I heard or saw a jewish bomber, really don't reckon its down to colour or cast, more like religion!
news.co.uk/news/1016
1638.Grocer_faces_co
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ation/?ref=mr
Up the revolution !!
davoovad
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8:08am Wed 16 Jan 13
news.co.uk/news/1016
1638.Grocer_faces_co
urt_over_mice_infest
ation/?ref=mr
boltonWatch
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11:39am Wed 16 Jan 13
JohnTheBaptist
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12:20pm Wed 16 Jan 13
davoovad
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12:31pm Wed 16 Jan 13
JohnTheBaptist wrote:That's because people don't like muslims.
If he was muslim, this would make headline national news.
Don Kiddick
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1:43pm Wed 16 Jan 13
boltonWatch wrote:Yey, I'm sure this comes as great news to the many families who have lost their innocent loved ones because of muslims robotically following ridiculous religious notions. It will be great news to the children beaten to death for not learning lines of the koran and to the women who suffer abuse in the name of their religion.
Now you cant say muslims are terrorist when a white guy is making bombs. This shows the guy is up to no good
Don Kiddick
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1:59pm Wed 16 Jan 13
georgethebrave wrote:Certain sections of the Jewish community don't need bombs to kill innocents. There are cases of jewish mohels killing by transfering herpes to babies by removing blood from circumcision with their mouths. Herpes can be lethal to babies. The whole "ritual" is done in the name of religion under a disgusting ceremony called Metzitzah b'peh.
Can't recall the last time I heard or saw a jewish bomber, really don't reckon its down to colour or cast, more like religion!
Don Kiddick
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3:21pm Wed 16 Jan 13
angus macoatup
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5:46pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Whothis
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1:00am Thu 17 Jan 13
davoovad wrote:Come on boygeorge is that the best you can do? Refer me to a story because the owner of the shop has a 'Muslim name' and then say 'up the revolution'!! So what makes you any different than the guys running around shouting 'God is Great'?? Don't tell me it's because you are possibly of Caucasian descent that somehow makes your aims and aspirations any different than the people you so virulently denounce in these columns?? Or are you just repeating what you understand even less, you know 'monkey see, monkey do' sort of thing?
Whothis wrote:http://www.thebolton
georgethebrave wrote:Really boygeorge down to religion only is it? You might be onto something there hence the scramble for the 'Jewish nation' being made up of people of Jewish descent only! Non-Jews need not apply! I guess you are right this is based on religious grounds or would you say political Zionist issues?? Room for debate me thinks, but being born Jewish certainly entitles one to occupy and displace anyone else be it Christian or Muslim or anything else in that particular nation by any means necessary! Including shootings, bombings, arson, murder! And the 'authorities' turn a blind eye, they don't turn the other cheek.
Can't recall the last time I heard or saw a jewish bomber, really don't reckon its down to colour or cast, more like religion!
news.co.uk/news/1016
1638.Grocer_faces_co
urt_over_mice_infest
ation/?ref=mr
Up the revolution !!
Rubester
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7:49pm Fri 18 Jan 13
MMHolmes wrote:Haha!! Brilliant!!
I have it "on good authority" (I heard it in the pub) that this guy has got a previous conviction for trying to buy weapons-grade fissile material (depleted uranium I believe, but I may be wrong) from a dodgy Russian website.
And he always carries a machine gun when he walks his dog round Harwood. I've seen him.
Well, I've not actually "seen" him with my own eyes....I read it on Facebook.
So it must be true.....
Oops sorry, did I say dog? I meant lion. It's definitely a lion. It's got big teeth and a mane.
And he doesn't drive a car. He's got a tank.
And a spaceship.
With laser guns on it.....
I blame the Council.
Beyond News Forum
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11:50am Sun 20 Jan 13
Rubester wrote:*Giggles*
MMHolmes wrote:Haha!! Brilliant!!
I have it "on good authority" (I heard it in the pub) that this guy has got a previous conviction for trying to buy weapons-grade fissile material (depleted uranium I believe, but I may be wrong) from a dodgy Russian website.
And he always carries a machine gun when he walks his dog round Harwood. I've seen him.
Well, I've not actually "seen" him with my own eyes....I read it on Facebook.
So it must be true.....
Oops sorry, did I say dog? I meant lion. It's definitely a lion. It's got big teeth and a mane.
And he doesn't drive a car. He's got a tank.
And a spaceship.
With laser guns on it.....
I blame the Council.
However let's just think about some verily oddness here... comments not accepted on the latest news on the BN front page regarding the same incident???
I'm totally baffled!
Beyond News Forum
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11:51am Sun 20 Jan 13
angus macoatup wrote:You have a point... you see what we did there?
take his fingerprint
boltonnut
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2:25pm Sun 20 Jan 13
,etc.What gets me is the fact that this incedent happened on 13 Jan. but the police are not going to QUIZ the guy till 21Jan.8 days later.Being a cynical person this leads me to suspect 3 things,1 the police want to make a tv quiz show out of this,2 the bomber has to use sign language to communicate,3 some thing more sinister is afoot,is he connected to a terrorist group? He lost afew fingers for gods sake,it's not like he's on life support,surely he's up to a little quiz from the bobbies.
lglaister says...
4:43pm Sun 13 Jan 13