Explosion in Hemel Hempstead

[Gamah]

I wake up about 5:55, just after 6 I hear some loud roar..Thinking wtf was that i turn on the news and it appears a fuel depo exploded in Hemel Hempstead.

I live in Slough (30 miles away) and I heard it though double glazing, loud enough to wake someone up..god help people near that depo.

 

[Himse]

I wake up about 5:55, just after 6 I hear some loud roar..Thinking wtf was that i turn on the news and it appears a fuel depo exploded in Hemel Hempstead.

I live in Slough (30 miles away) and I heard it though double glazing, loud enough to wake someone up..god help people near that depo.

fucking hell. hopefully nobody was killed ;\

 

[Dukat]

listening to it on the live thing on http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/default.stm# now, sounds nasty, hope they're all ok over there

 

[rynnor]

Not that far from me but I slept thru it ;P

 

[Minimac]

I wake up about 5:55, just after 6 I hear some loud roar..Thinking wtf was that i turn on the news and it appears a fuel depo exploded in Hemel Hempstead.

I live in Slough (30 miles away) and I heard it though double glazing, loud enough to wake someone up..god help people near that depo.

UP at 6 for some early soloing?

 

[Darksword]

dont think anyone died from it, which is a miracle if its as bad as it sounds. wonder what effect this will have on oil prices or whateveR? anyone have any idea?

 

[rynnor]

The Panicbuyers were lining up in a queue over 30 cars long - blocking the road around it at my local petrol station...

 

[Alcione]

it supplies Airports so shouldnt effect pump prices to much as far as I know, unless your into putting high octane jet fuel in your cars. Very bad thing though to wake up to and hear on the radio. Just hope all those hurt make a speedy and complete recovery.

 

[Gamah]

UP at 6 for some early soloing?

Na I just have a really odd sleep pattern.

 

[Haggus]

two seriously injured... apprently you could hear it in france and holland Oo

 

[Morphius]

Everyone airlock your hosue and get your emergency air, Gamah's let off one of his explosive farts again /suffocate

Nah all seriosness

Hope no-one is hurt by this and that petrol prices dont go up due to massive loss lol

 

[Yshynsin]

Yeah. heard about that on radio when getting plants for my new aquarium, apparently junctions 7-10 on the M40 were closed due to being covered with black smoke from the explosion.

Hope everyone involved is ok.

 

[Yshynsin]

Two images from the Depot.

 

[DocWolfe]

those pictures look awesome.

 

[Yshynsin]

yep, from those pictures it surprises me that there wasn't any deaths, looks like the apocalypse to me.

 

[Job]

Holy crap, hope it wasn't an act of sabotage, that was the 5th largest petrol refinery in Britain, I live near the largest one in Europe


Well that's our Kyoto emissions bust this year then.

 

[Kadayn]

probbly some guy started it by smoking next to one of the fuel tanks.

 

[brad]

Two images from the Depot.

I can see that massive smock stack from my house. Looks creepy. Plus it got dark extra early today.

Now we just been told expect black rain tommorow.

 

[- English -]

couldnt hear it from accrington

 

[Tilda]

My housemate heard it in southampton!
Apparently it was heard in the neatherlands too!

 

[- English -]

so it must be true since tilda heard it

sorry, just in a flaming tilda mood 2day

 

[Ezteq]

wow, Doc coined the word i thought when i saw those pics, awsome. theyre saying on the news it was just an accident and not sabotage (but then the news said we'd just be having a small breeze in 87 and we got a hurricaine and that jean charles demenzes was armed and running away so i dont really believe then too much).

hope all who live near there are ok, saw loads of folks had windows/doors blown out of their houses tbh in this weather thats gotta suck. Take care kids.

 

[Rhori]

Apparently it was heard in the neatherlands too!

Didn't hear a thing sorry

 

[Raven]

just had to pick a route back down the country that didnt involve going down the M1, traffic is a nightmare because of this, they say the M1 should be open again by tomorrow morning.

 

[Outlander]

living in Scotland, could not hear it!

/drama

 

[Skaven]

If you managed to hear it in slough, I should of heard it in windsor.. but heard nowt. But then again i'd sleep through a hurricane if it was passing outside.

 

[Job]

Yup, a couple in the hook of Holland heard it and posted on the BBC, they said it soumded like a sconic boom and they are 100 miles away

 

[Gamah]

If you managed to hear it in slough, I should of heard it in windsor.. but heard nowt. But then again i'd sleep through a hurricane if it was passing outside.

People did text it in from windsor..if you were alseep chances are you would have slept though it.

 

[Skaven]

Clouds are looking very dark this evening

 

[Lamp]

Live in East London and about 2pm yesterday sky turned as dark as night
Was in pub with m8s as you could see the smoke overhead