Buncefield fire
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Buncefield fire
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The Buncefield fire was a major fire at an oil storage facility that started at 06:01 UTC on Sunday 11 December 2005 at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal, located near the M1 motorway, Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire, England. The terminal was the fifth largest oil-products storage depot in the United Kingdom, with a capacity of about 60 million Imperial gallons of fuel. The terminal is owned by Total UK Limited (60%) and Texaco (40%). The first and largest explosion occurred near tank 91
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2005 oil storage fire and explosion in Hemel Hempstead, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buncefield_fire
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2024-03-23T12:22:45Z
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