Guest MJG Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Dear me - that is one hell of a fire in Hemel Hemstead is it not, all that fuel going up in flames and how the heck they got away with nobody killed is a miracle. 2 serious injuries yes but it could have been a lot worse. Of course the sheep were out brimming their tanks within an hour of the news breaking... idiots....yes of course there will be fuel shortage if we all go out and brim our tanks... numpty's. Sorry rant over I feel better now...... Fire set to burn for days and mor explosions to come but er the Police spokesman says it's 'under control', seemingly not a lot you can do in this situation other than let it burn and contain it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I've some friends who live fairly close to that fuel terminal, phoned them this morning to check if they were OK which they are mate said it felt like a earthquake at 6am, nobody knew what had happened. really scarey for all concerned, and glad nobody was killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthdicky Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Apparently my uncle heard it this morning and thought someone was trying to break into his house. He lives over 30 miles away! Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 I was born and lived not too far away for donkeys years so know the depot well. I imagine there was real potential for casualty figures to have been much higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Still blazing away according to the news this evening. 150 brave firemen are going to attack it tomorrow. Good luck to them, commen sense says to keep well away. Also saw stupid muppets panic buying. The smoke pall looks awful spreading east across London etc. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt Neale Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 and also over 100 "brave" coppers as well, must be on overtime. Once upon a time there was a fire, it was a big fire, it was put out. The End. Chadler, I was going to post a reply to the above comment - but as I don't want to lower myself to that level I won't bother. Get a life. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 So why did you? (Bother, that is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 So why did you? (Bother, that is) True Jim... hadn't looked at it that way Best left there I think. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 [marvin martian voice] What was the colossal kaboom? [/marvin martian voice] I think we should ban fuel depots, they cause even more pollution to the environment than 4x4s Incredibly lucky that nobody was killed - partly the time of day I guess. Muppets ... yeah ... heard on the radio that the fuel companies had said there would be no shortages and therefore no need to panic buy and thought to myself that many will have heard the word "shortage" and missed the rest of the report having left the house at full tilt heading for the nearest petrol station.... They said on the news this morning it registered as an earthquake magnitude 2.4 on the Richter scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 and also over 100 "brave" coppers as well, must be on overtime. Once upon a time there was a fire, it was a big fire, it was put out. The End. This is a rather large fire, in fact I believe they have said it is the largest fire of it's type that the UK has seen in peacetime. Putting it out is not the end as then the difficult task of clearing up and reconstruction starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiWhite Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 and also over 100 "brave" coppers as well, must be on overtime. Once upon a time there was a fire, it was a big fire, it was put out. The End. Grow up, muppet. I'm sure that in your line of work, when something 'catastrophic' occurs it's along the lines of your coffee machine breaking down. Coppers are real people, you know. Family issues, the fact that they've done a 12 hour shift, they're hungry, they're tired etc don't matter a hoot. EVERYONE stays until such a time as the incident has been resolved to a satisfactory conclusion, and until all the general moaning public (i.e YOU) are all back home, safe and well. How would YOU react if your employer told you that you had to stay on for another 14 hours after you'd finished your 9-5 for the day? Moan? I bet you would..... Let's see you do a better job, or at least contribute something, instead of sitting in your nice warm office moaning about a much higher standard of person that I'm sure you're actually quite jealous of. [/RANT OFF] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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simonr Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I'm sure that in your line of work, when something 'catastrophic' occurs it's along the lines of your coffee machine breaking down. Made me smile anyway - puts it in perspective a bit! There was a police (I think) chap on TV yesterday 'suggesting' that people did not go out & panic buy fuel - which I did think, owing to the general public dis-trust of anything official - would probably just make people all the more likely to do it! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I was born and lived not too far away for donkeys years so know the depot well. I imagine there was real potential for casualty figures to have been much higher. why? these would have been sited to be deliberately away from population e.g. housing, roads etc. The only folks that would have been injured would be those on site. Dunno why the muppets went out to buy up petrol since the fuel is for aricraft and nowt to do with cars. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 02GF74 Because if the planes are all grounded then they'll have to drive and then there will be a fuel shortage I'll get me coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 re:Our coffee machine has broken down actually, must be all the sand in the tent i've been living in for 5 months without a day off. Must go now, my helicopter has arrived. Tent.. Tent you lucky B---er grass slope is all I've had for 2years, working 8days a week 30hrs a day without a lunch break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 why? these would have been sited to be deliberately away from population e.g. housing, roads etc. The only folks that would have been injured would be those on site. Dunno why the muppets went out to buy up petrol since the fuel is for aricraft and nowt to do with cars. Go figure. Government policy now is to build houses "where-ever", just like the houses they are about to build within 1 mile of an RAF airfield bomb-dump which houses 2,000 lb bombs et cetera, MoD complained due to safety issues but government over-ruled. The Guvunment have your well-being at heart, honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 why? these would have been sited to be deliberately away from population e.g. housing, roads etc. The only folks that would have been injured would be those on site. Dunno why the muppets went out to buy up petrol since the fuel is for aricraft and nowt to do with cars. Go figure. Errrr but the Buncefield depot is really quite close to the motorway and residential areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Kingsbury Depot is not only real close to the M42, but sits slap between Kingsbury and Piccadilly villages in Warwickshire/Staffordshire border. I think they actually don't expect there to be any accidents, but have what I suppose can only be describes as a blast area around the Depot. I would estimate that the first houses are less than 1/2 mile from the Depot, so they would be flattened if a similar accident occurred there. Just for Diesel Jim - The Handy Gas bottling plant in Purton has the 'weak end' of the main storage tank pointing almost dead towards the village. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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D9OSV Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Handbags at the ready......... Go Running Jim Ps: Heard the double boom Sunday morning....... I was near Corby? Thought it was vandals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest MJG Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Handbags at the ready.........Go Running Jim Ps: Heard the double boom Sunday morning....... I was near Corby? Thought it was vandals ..... didn't mean to start a war....... Chill out folks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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