Buncefield: Three years and four months on (1)
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Buncefield: Three years and four months on (1)
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 12 Apr 2009
Three years and four months after the Buncefield Oil Depot explosion of 11 December 2005 and there is still evidence on the ground of the events of that day. Apart from the odd loose roof panel rattling in the wind this deserted distribution warehouse building stands in mute testimony to the power and force of the explosion. This side faced the oil depot and although the main structural stanchions appear undamaged the minor ones are severely distorted. The building cladding which was presumably present on this side and ripped off in the explosion has long since been removed. The current satellite imagery available on the "Where's the Path?" website shows that this site was actually part of the oil depot and until shortly before the explosion there were oil storage tanks in this location. The distribution warehouse had only very recently been completed when the disaster struck. The Wikipedia page describing the explosion and its aftermath is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunccefield_depot_explosion
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