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Buncefield explosion: 10 years on

Today we're looking back 10 years to the explosion and fire at the Buncefield Oil Storage Terminal in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

At 06:01 on Sunday 11 December 2005, a fuel vapour explosion equivalent to 30 tonnes of TNT at the depot triggered a blast wave which was heard as far away as Holland.

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