Major explosion in Hemel Hempstead - Page 2

gooner4life · 11-12-2005, 12:13

It would depend on where the wind carried the sound.

I heard it loud and clear in Watford, shook our flat and windows, and opened our loft hatch.

There is a large NATO base near my flat as well and we thought that went up in flames at first, was quite concerned.

11-12-2005, 12:22

According to SKY news it's been heard in Northamptonshire and Norwich.

Hom3r · 11-12-2005, 12:45

I cannot see any of the black smoke, thanks to the wind.

Oh well another excuse for the oil companies to put the prices above £1.00 per litre.

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This will burn to at least friday?

11-12-2005, 12:55

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Originally Posted by david.ewles

I cannot see any of the black smoke, thanks to the wind.

Oh well another excuse for the oil companies to put the prices above ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£1.00 per litre.

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This will burn to at least friday?

The fire brigades are rushing foam to the scene of the fire from Essex and other areas, why don't they just ask the airport fire services to give them a hand? They have fire engines that create foam and can inject foam onto a fire for hours on end.

Marge · 11-12-2005, 13:07

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Originally Posted by Nidge

The fire brigades are rushing foam to the scene of the fire from Essex and other areas, why don't they just ask the airport fire services to give them a hand? They have fire engines that create foam and can inject foam onto a fire for hours on end.

I should imagine it's because the foam fire engines are needed at the airport, they are always on call in case of an accident there and can't leave the airport without fire engines, it'd mean shutting the airport.

11-12-2005, 13:26

There are reports now that complete idiots are panic buying fuel

So now they will have some petrol stations uping there prices to cash in

Xaccers · 11-12-2005, 14:38

Just got back from Hemel.
The fire is still burning well, and the news crews are about (even NBC!)
Will load up some pics later, although they don't do the height of the smoke justice!
The police have sealed off the area, don't know if my gf will be able to go to work tomorrow.

Flubflow · 11-12-2005, 14:50

Well I'm sick of hearing about it on all 3 british news channels.

Stuart · 11-12-2005, 14:54

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Originally Posted by Marge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nidge

The fire brigades are rushing foam to the scene of the fire from Essex and other areas, why don't they just ask the airport fire services to give them a hand? They have fire engines that create foam and can inject foam onto a fire for hours on end.

I should imagine it's because the foam fire engines are needed at the airport, they are always on call in case of an accident there and can't leave the airport without fire engines, it'd mean shutting the airport.

Especially as Heathrow is on the end of a pipeline from the storage facility.

cookie_365 · 11-12-2005, 15:19

Have a look at the attached image to get some idea of how much oil etc. is involved

Hom3r · 11-12-2005, 16:04

I think I could see some black clouds/smoke of to the west, I'm in a westerly direction of Hemel.

My old boss lives near stevenage, must e-mail her

Steve H · 11-12-2005, 16:32

Could a mod delete the posts with the pics in on the first page? The guy who took them has managed to sell them to the sun, and they've asked him to do his best to reduce the amount of people seeing them so they get first poach on em tommorow morning.

Stuart · 11-12-2005, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Steve H

Could a mod delete the posts with the pics in on the first page? The guy who took them has managed to sell them to the sun, and they've asked him to do his best to reduce the amount of people seeing them so they get first poach on em tommorow morning.

Done.

BBKing · 11-12-2005, 17:42

Just got back from Oxford - that involved us driving under the plume as it spreads south-west from Hemel. Very noticeable, got some interesting photos of the sun trying to poke weakly through at about 11am, but the motorway was basically smogged (this would be around High Wycombe). Cleared very suddenly a few miles short of Oxford though, where it was clear, apart from the plume being evident to the south.

On the way back, the temperature was all over the shop - started about 6C in Oxford, went up to 8C under the plume and then dropped to 2C almost instantly out the other side, which caused all the windows to mist up. Scary. Presumably heat's getting trapped under the cloud, but it's a really odd thing to see, like a livid bruise across the sky for about 60 miles.

11-12-2005, 17:52

I live in Coventry and didnt hear bugger all...