Pan Fire in the Night: The Piper Alpha Disaster

A very well researched book, I would never read this kind of book as fiction, the impact is much greater when you know it really happened. it brought the people alive in our minds who were there when it happened, by going into their stories in detail. it's what we tend to forget with any disaster which does not affect us; we only react to the numbers of people who died. but this book tells their stories.

Engrossing, but a true storey of sheer hell. How anybody survived this nightmare is a miracle. But, as nearly always the case, the hierarchy must take the blame for the systems that led to this disaster. If anything can be said it led to better safety systems , but only after men perished. Its still a dangerous industry, where profits unfortunately take president in the drive to make as much profit as possible. RIP all who perished.

A stunning piece of investigative journalism on one of the UKs worst disasters. Balancing technical information and the individual stories of survivors and victims, this is a truly moving book and the perfect companion to the documentary based on it. Have the lessons about cost saving over safety been learnt?? See deep water horizon and Grenfell Tower for your answer.

This is a well written account of what happened on that fateful night. Most people who live in Aberdeen (including myself) knew someone or of someone who suffered because of the negligence of all companies involved. Many employees did not have survival or safety training or certificates and none of the companies were charged. No amount of compensation can compensate for the horrors experienced that night or bring back a loved one.

Pleased with my purchase, not a read for everyone, arrived as described. Good value for money..