Families of the victims of the ICL Stockline Plastics factory blast are set to return for the public inquiry to the community hall in Maryhill where they waited four years ago for news of their loved ones.
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Families of the victims of the ICL Stockline Plastics factory blast are set to return for the public inquiry to the community hall in Maryhill where they waited four years ago for news of their loved ones.

Community Central Hall has been transformed into a hi-tech facility for the inquiry, with the same modern technology used in the Diana inquiry to give public information as it happens.

Lord Gill will preside over the hearing, which begins next week. He will investigate the causes of the explosion that killed nine people on May 11, 2004. His report is expected before the end of the year.

Victims' families and survivors have been shown round the hall, which includes a scale model of the factory, which stood just yards from the centre. Video evidence will be linked to 25 flat-screen monitors around the hall.

A "live note" operator providing real-time transcription of proceedings and linked to a website will give public details of proceedings within an hour of each session ending.

The centre has had £500,000 spent on improvements for the inquiry, giving the area a legacy from the tragedy.

ICL Tech and ICL Plastics were last year fined £400,000 after they admitted breaches of health and safety law. A build-up of liquid petroleum gas led to the explosion.