Buncefield fire 2005

Buncefield fire 2005 Stock Photo

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buncefield explosion and fire / Alamy Stock Photo

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TXX68X

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3589 x 5400 px | 30.4 x 45.7 cm | 12 x 18 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

5 May 2020

Location:

Green Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP2 7HZ UK

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The Buncefield fire was a major conflagration caused by a series of explosions on 11 December 2005 at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal, an oil storage facility located near the M1 motorway by Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England. The terminal was the fifth largest oil-products storage depot in the UK.Buncefield oil depot is operated by Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd (HOSL) and officially known as the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal. It is an oil depot located on the edge of Hemel Hempstead to the north of London in the United Kingdom (UK). In December 2005 there was a series of explosions

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