OMG, a helicopter crashed into the Clutha Inn in Glasgow

[GoodNeighbour]

Just heard this on BBC News 24.

I hope everybody is ok.
What on earth?!!

I'm just going to go and donate at my usual time next month.

I think people are so desperate to help, but not everything they think of will necessarily be helpful.

I have the urgent but absurd need to get these firefighters some hot tea . I'll stay put.

Further to what Glaikit Scotblood's website says blood levels currently ok Scotblood

I love that there was a queue of people wanting to give blood. So often, because of football, Glaswegians get a bad press. This is much more accurate.

Well, it's both accurate IME

Sorry I didn't mean don't go and donate. Just there are posts going around about emergency donation centres opening in George square. This doesn't appear to be the case.

Yes hope the kindness of those on the mosque nearby is highlighted too.

There is always a center in Nelson Mandela place.

FB posts I mean, sorry. I'm making a fist of what I was trying to say.

Woke up to this news.

Thinking if all the families affected this morning.

Glasgow Central Mosque, located close to the pub on the opposite side of the Clyde, tweeted: "Have told emergency crew that we r on standby & can make available mosque & volunteers to assist in any way to aid injured & emergency crew.
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sir Stephen house has just confirmed only one fatality with more to be expected.

Press conference has now said there is just 1 confirmed fatality.

Yes, words are being chosen extremely carefully

They have also said they are still regarding it as an ongoing rescue so there may still be hope.

Think it's more that the world media that is on them that is making them choose their words carefully, and the fact it is a fluid situation rather than being a police helicopter.

I think you are thinking wrongly lisa. It's still early in the whole thing and tbf the questions the reporters asked were pointless. I can guarantee these guys aren't running the incident, but merely taking the Public face of it allowing those who are running it to do their jobs. The fact it's a police helicopter means that every police officer in Glasgow has colleagues directly involved. The chances of those officers and the pilot are the fatalities are high. Sir Stephen looked genuinely choked during the press conference.

All our emergency services are working hard on this. My thought are with each and everyone of them.

Was bbc not saying 3 people earlier now it is saying 1? Confused.

They did giraffes. But I think the 3 was from "sources". But the fact they have said to expect more means they know there are but next of kin need to be informed first.

I agree, Glaikit, they are being mindful of families who are hoping for the best and fearing the worst at this time.

I thought the blond man whose dad may have been in the pub also looked quite bewildered and lost.

This is were having access to news so fast via social media is not necessarily a good thing. They are now repeating the same things over and over again...

I may just go and deal with the leaves in my garden for a bit...

Yes I still have the BBC page open reporting 3

Also consider that access may not have been gained to confirm the persons thought to be dead actually are. Whilst it may be obvious looking at them they do need to have life pronounced extinct, that may not have happened yet. In all likelihood the figure may be closer to six.

Sky news just tend to report any whisper of anything with out checking though