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Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire

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Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire


Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire

The Buncefield fire was a major conflagration caused by a series of explosions on 11 December 2005 at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal, an oil storage facility located near the M1 motorway by Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England.[2][3] The terminal was the fifth largest oil-products storage depot in the United Kingdom, with a capacity of about 60,000,000 imperial gallons (270 ML) of fuel.[3][4] The terminal is owned by TOTAL UK Limited (60%) and Texaco (40%).[5][6][7][8]

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