Posted on 12/11/2005 12:07:48 AM PST by ScaniaBoy
Zaka reported that the series of explosions that rocked the Buncefield oil depot in Hevel Hempstead, 25 miles north of London, were set off when a plane crashed into the oil storage facility at Leverstock Green.
The oil depot is located near Luton Airport.
Eyewitnesses have reported that people were injured in the incident, although the number and severity of the injuries were unknown. Ambulances were on their way to evacuate the victims.
Eyewitnesses reported "enormous" blasts, which shook structures for miles around.
The Hempstead Ramada hotel, whose windows were heavily damaged, has been evacuated.
A large fire broke out, sending smoke billowing up and turning the sky "orange." Flames reportedly shot up two and three stories.
Passing drivers reportedly stopped their cars and were gazing at the spectacle.
Rescue forces stress that at this time they do not know whether the explosions were an accident, possibly a technical problem, or acts of terror.
Police have closed off the immediate area.
On July 7, the London Underground was targeted by a series of bombings that killed over 50 people.
CNN International is saying that a plane did not play a role.
JPost didn't give a source for their claim - However, all news sources seem to be confused. Very little info at Telegraph and the Times web pages at present. So I'll leave the thread open (pace the Moderators) and we will see how it pans out.
Yes, I imagine there's quite a bit of confusion right now.
What is Fox News Saying?
Nothing right now...nothing but reruns. This is the live thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1538156/posts?q=1&&page=1
No cars being torched...yet?
I'm sure the religion of peace has it's fingers all over it
The police have said that there was certainly no plane involved. Likely that the people a few miles away who reported hearing a plane were actually hearing the start of the actual explosion.
According to the BBC "[the explosion] is being treated as an accident and rumours that a plane was involved are unfounded, said a police spokesman".
But it is probably too early to say.
The only thing we do know is that it was not caused by the Lutheran Liberation Army (LLA).
:)
must be them Puritans Liberation Front people...lmao
If Islam is a religion of peace....
....Communism is a philosophy of Economic Opportunity
....Nihlism is a Pious religous philosophy
....Bill Clinton is the most moral man in America
....Naziism is an ideology of tolerance
....Marijuana is the herbal gift of God
Everything I needed to learn about Islam--I learned on 9/11
There is no god named allah, and mohammed is a false prophet
Eh? Not sure how that's a reply to my post?
Sounds like an accidental spill, attended by the formation of a big vapor-cloud.
Similar incident happened at a natural-gas storage facility 30 miles from Houston, about 15 years ago. Office buildings in Houston swayed on their foundations when it finally was ignited by a passing car about 7 a.m. -- the car was crushed and its occupants killed. Fuel-air explosions can be extraordinarily powerful.
Agreed, let's just wait on investigative results.
Some 100 police officers were at the scene alongside more than 100 firefighters. Hertfordshire's Chief Fire Officer Roy Wilsher: "This is possibly the largest incident of its kind in peacetime Europe
"The damage a fire of this intensity will cause may, or may not, leave clues for the fire investigation team."
"We are hours away from launching an attack on the fire," he added. "At worst it could wait until tomorrow morning."
In total, 20 petrol tanks were involved in the blaze, each said to hold three million gallons of fuel.
At the moment no one knows anything about what caused this fire. The Police has actually been very cautious in their statements, not ruling anything out. However, as always MSM because of bias or just inability to properly express themselves, has managed to convey the message that it is certain that it was not a terrorist attack.
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