Blogs about: April 2008 Icepak Blast Fire
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Icepak gas detector inferior
A Hamilton District Court Judge has ruled that the company that installed gas-detection equipment at the Icepak Coolstore, Tamahere, that exploded in April 2008, didn’t deliberately choose and i… more →
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Icepak gas detector inferior
Philippa Stevenson wrote 1 week ago: A Hamilton District Court Judge has ruled that the company that installed gas-detection equipment at … more →
ERMA invites submissions on LPG
Philippa Stevenson wrote 1 month ago: The Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) is inviting submissions on proposed changes to re … more →
Coolstore fire inquiry in doubt
Philippa Stevenson wrote 1 month ago: There may be no independent inquiry into the Icepak Coolstore disaster that killed fireman Derek Lov … more →
Icepak director pleads guilty
Philippa Stevenson wrote 1 month ago: Icepak Coolstores director Wayne Grattan pleaded guilty to a charge arising from last year’s f … more →
Firemen thank hospital staff
Philippa Stevenson wrote 2 months ago: They helped save firefighters’ lives, coming in from days off and performing miracles in the m … more →
Icepak expands at Waharoa
Philippa Stevenson wrote 3 months ago: Tamahere resident Philip Hanrahan witnessed last year’s fatal fire at Icepak Coolstores and no … more →
Goff again put off
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Philippa Stevenson wrote 3 months ago: Phil Goff has criticised a second veto keeping him from visiting Hamilton Fire Station and the men w … more →
Second company admits guilt over fire
Philippa Stevenson wrote 4 months ago: Tauranga-based refrigeration company Mobile Refrigeration Specialists has admitted two charges of br … more →
Defended hearing in October
Philippa Stevenson wrote 5 months ago: A defended hearing for the directors of Icepak Coolstores may take place in October. At a call over … more →
Plea likely over fatal fire
Philippa Stevenson wrote 5 months ago: The Labour Department’s case against those charged over the fatal coolstore fire at Tamahere n … more →
Coolstore owners urged to heed rules
Philippa Stevenson wrote 5 months ago: An editorial in today’s Waikato Times urges the coolstore industry to heed the wake up call th … more →
Merv and Murph burn up track
Philippa Stevenson wrote 5 months ago: A year after the catastrophic explosion and fire at the Icepak coolstore at Tamahere and while still … more →
Fire case adjourned for week
Philippa Stevenson wrote 6 months ago: A callover hearing for Icepak Coolstores Ltd and its directors was adjourned to June 12 at the Hamil … more →
Coolstore redesign follows fire
Philippa Stevenson wrote 6 months ago: Design guidelines outlining improvements to coolstore design in light of the 2008 Icepak Tamahere ex … more →
Icepak co admits guilt
Philippa Stevenson wrote 6 months ago: Icepak Coolstores has pleaded guilty to three charges following the fatal explosion at Tamahere last … more →
Fire plea reversal expected
Philippa Stevenson wrote 7 months ago: Mobile Refrigeration Specialists, a Tauranga-based refrigeration company facing charges over last ye … more →
Tales from a year after fire
Philippa Stevenson wrote 7 months ago: In the second major feature story marking the first anniversary of the fatal Icepak Tamahere fire, t … more →
One year on from fatal blast - TV3
Philippa Stevenson wrote 7 months ago: It has been a year of pain, fear and grief, but now firefighters injured in last year’s fatal … more →
Milli Lovell's private farewell
Philippa Stevenson wrote 8 months ago: This morning Milli Lovell planned to take a box containing the ashes of her late husband Derek and h … more →
