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By Press Release in Synthetics on 4th Apr 2007 9:00

Fire at Chaddesden.

More than a dozen firefighters tackled the blaze.

A £500,000 artificial sports pitch in Derby has been destroyed by fire.

The pitch was being laid at the Racecourse playing fields in Chaddesden and was due to open in June.

See Link :- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/6520695.stm

Read more articles in Synthetics, by Press Release or from April 2007.

There are 8 comments on this article

4 Apr 2007 by lizoconnor

Oh dear

Im back baby!

4 Apr 2007 by Leeboy

How does that add up-a £500k pitch gets destroyed but there is only £100k of damage?

5 Apr 2007 by lizoconnor

typical tho...damned insurance companies

Im back baby!

5 Apr 2007 by Leeboy

Serves them right for having plastic anyway.

8 Apr 2007 by Edd Smith

maybe £500k was bill for total job... prep work and initial installation, but only the carpet was burnt so it will cost £100k to re-install carpet.

Correct me if I am wrong Leeboy, don't you work at Man City? Isn't the pitch at City of Manchester semi plastic?

bigg4bigc

9 Apr 2007 by Leeboy

Only 3% is made up of plastic, you wouldnt know it to walk on, unlike the one above.

9 Apr 2007 by Edd Smith

What is wrong with synthetic surfaces if it means the venue can be used by people all year around and any time of day?

bigg4bigc

9 Apr 2007 by Leeboy

And put groundsmen out of work?

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