‘Apocalyptic’ blaze battle resumes as new blast fear recedes

FIRE crews resumed their battle at the scene of an “apocalyptic” blaze at an oil depot in southern England last night after fears of a fresh explosion receded.

Work to tackle the blaze had stopped earlier because of fears that the crews could be killed if a so far intact fuel tank blew up.

More than 150 firefighters had been battling since dawn to douse the blaze at Buncefield oil depot near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, which began following a series of explosions at 6am on Sunday.