When the Buncefield oil depot exploded on 11 December 2005, sending a fireball into the sky, it was declared the largest explosion in peacetime Europe. More than 40 people were injured and thousands were forced to evacuate. The fire on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead burned for five days. Our reporter Eric Johnson was one of the first on the scene and recalls what it was like to see the blaze in person. | BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks
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When the Buncefield oil depot exploded on 11 December 2005, sending a fireball into the sky, it was declared the largest explosion in peacetime Europe. More than 40 people were injured and thousands were forced to evacuate. The fire on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead burned for five days. Our reporter Eric Johnson was one of the first on the scene and recalls what it was like to see the blaze in person. | BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks
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Remembering the Buncefield Oil Depot fire. In the early hours of Sunday, 11 December 2005 a huge explosion - which measured 2.4 on the Richter Scale, and could be heard over 100 miles away - rocked the fuel depot near Hemel Hempstead. Firefighters from across the county battled searing heat to contain the blaze - with more than 150 firefighters at the scene at the peak of the incident. Crews from 16 other fire services supported us over two days - numerous properties and businesses were affected
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Remembering the Buncefield Oil Depot fire. In the early hours of Sunday, 11 December 2005 a huge explosion - which measured 2.4 on the Richter Scale, and could be heard over 100 miles away - rocked the fuel depot near Hemel Hempstead. Firefighters from across the county battled searing heat to contain the blaze - with more than 150 firefighters at the scene at the peak of the incident. Crews from 16 other fire services supported us over two days - numerous properties and businesses were affected
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📞 This is the first 999 call after the Buncefield oil depot exploded. On 11 December 2005 the UK experienced one of its largest explosions since World War Two at a oil depot that was holding up to 60 million gallons of fuel. The huge blast at the Buncefield fuel depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, was heard as far away as the Netherlands and shrouded much of south-east England in smoke. At the time, the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal - which was co-owned by Total and Texaco - handled m
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📞 This is the first 999 call after the Buncefield oil depot exploded. On 11 December 2005 the UK experienced one of its largest explosions since World War Two at a oil depot that was holding up to 60 million gallons of fuel. The huge blast at the Buncefield fuel depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, was heard as far away as the Netherlands and shrouded much of south-east England in smoke. At the time, the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal - which was co-owned by Total and Texaco - handled m
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