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| A joint public inquiry into the Stockline factory blast in Glasgow is to be set up by the Scottish and UK governments, it has been announced. | A joint public inquiry into the Stockline factory blast in Glasgow is to be set up by the Scottish and UK governments, it has been announced. |
| Nine people died in the 2004 explosion and 33 were injured. | Nine people died in the 2004 explosion and 33 were injured. |
| Owners and operators ICL Plastics and ICL Tech were fined £400,000 for health and safety breaches. | |
| Scotland's senior law officer, Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini, said a joint inquiry was the only way to properly address all the issues. | Scotland's senior law officer, Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini, said a joint inquiry was the only way to properly address all the issues. |
| The factory blast, from which seven people were rescued, was caused by liquefied petroleum gas escaping from old and corroded pipe work. | The factory blast, from which seven people were rescued, was caused by liquefied petroleum gas escaping from old and corroded pipe work. |
| The findings of the inquiry are likely to have significance across the United Kingdom Peter HainWork and pensions secretary | |
| The announcement of the inquiry - called for by the relatives of those who died - came after a meeting between Ms Angiolini and UK Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain. | |
| The lord advocate said the inquiry would take place in Scotland as soon as possible and would not be unnecessarily lengthy. | |
| "As health and safety legislation is reserved to the United Kingdom parliament, and the investigation of deaths in Scotland fall solely under my jurisdiction as the lord advocate, only a joint inquiry could truly address all of the issues which arise as a result of this case," said Ms Angiolini. | "As health and safety legislation is reserved to the United Kingdom parliament, and the investigation of deaths in Scotland fall solely under my jurisdiction as the lord advocate, only a joint inquiry could truly address all of the issues which arise as a result of this case," said Ms Angiolini. |
| The full remit and timescale of the inquiry, the first in mainland Britain under 2005 legislation, will be finalised over the next few weeks. | |
| Working together | |
| It is expected to look into the events leading up to the explosion - including the role played the Health and Safety Executive in its regulation of the premises - and the issues arising out of the incident. | |
| Ms Angiolini, who earlier met relatives of the victims, said: "I am conscious of the anxiety that the families of those who died and the survivors have continued to suffer and both the secretary of state and I wish to ensure that the inquiry takes place as quickly as possible, and should not be unduly lengthy." | |
| Mr Hain said it was essential that the inquiry was transparent and exhaustive, but not protracted. | |
| "The findings of the inquiry are likely to have significance across the United Kingdom," he said. | |
| "It is vital for both the United Kingdom and Scottish governments to work together to establish a full inquiry into the events leading to the explosion and the lessons which we can learn for the future." |