UK oil depot blasts

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Tanker driver 'blames himself for fuel depot blaze'

Investigators in England are looking into claims by a tanker driver that he triggered the Buncefield oil blast by flicking his engine cut-out switch while there was a vapour leak from the plant.

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Firefighters return to Buncefield inferno

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Half of oil depot fires extinguished - fire service

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Oil blast smoke 'should begin dispersing'

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Firefighters battle oil depot inferno

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Oil blast bosses deny leaks at depot

Oil depot inferno: Fire-fighters get go-ahead

Fire-fighters have been given the go-ahead to tackle one of the biggest fires in Britain since the Second World War after satisfying environmental concerns.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2005

Most blast damage ‘will be covered’, say insurers

Owners of homes and businesses damaged in the Buncefield explosion will be covered, the Association of British Insurers said tonight.

Sun, 11 Dec, 2005

Traffic chaos after oil depot blasts

Road restrictions caused by this morning's explosions at a British oil depot led to travel chaos today with more disruption likely for the Monday morning rush-hour.

Sun, 11 Dec, 2005

No deaths in Buncefield oil depot blasts

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

Sun, 11 Dec, 2005

No need to panic over petrol supplies, UK motorists assured

Fears of a petrol shortage and hike in prices because of today's massive blasts at the Buncefield oil depot north of London were allayed by a leading industry expert today.

Sun, 11 Dec, 2005

Blasts tear through British oil depot

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

Sun, 11 Dec, 2005