Fire crews resumed their battle at the scene of the blaze at the Buncefield oil depot tonight after fears of a fresh explosion receded.

Progress by a string of utilities was not enough to cheer the rest of the London market today.

More than 100 firefighters were battling today to control a huge inferno that erupted following a series of blasts at an oil depot.

The spectacular black pall of smoke resulting from the huge oil depot fire should start to disperse today, weather experts said.

Marks & Spencer and a clutch of utility stocks were in positive territory today as the FTSE 100 Index enjoyed an upbeat start to the week.

Firefighters today launched a bid to douse the inferno that erupted at an oil depot following a series of explosions.

Oil bosses denied today that there had been leaks before yesterday’s massive depot explosion.

Shares in online fashion retailer ASOS were suspended today after the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot damaged its warehouse.

THE thick plume of smoke seen rising from the flames caused by the explosions at Buncefield fuel terminal has spread across southern England and was heading towards the Channel last night.

No one was killed in the huge explosions that ripped through the Buncefield fuel terminal, near Hemel Hempstead in England today.

A series of explosions tore through a UK oil depot early today sending flames and smoke shooting hundreds of feet into the sky.