Firefighters resume battle to put out fuel depot

Fire crews hope to extinguish an “apocalyptic” blaze at an oil depot today.

Firefighters resume battle to put out fuel depot
Tue, 13 Dec, 2005 - 10:03

Fire crews hope to extinguish an “apocalyptic” blaze at an oil depot today.

The teams started work again last night at Buncefield oil depot near Hemel Hempstead, Herts, after confirming that a volatile tank contained aviation fuel.

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