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(Updated) BREAKING NEWS: Massive Series of Explosions rock Southern England
Sky News UK ^ | December 11, 2005

Posted on 12/10/2005 10:42:38 PM PST by Big Bad Bob

Edited on 12/10/2005 11:05:40 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Reports of up to Four Explosions at a fuel depot Near Hemel Hempstead, North West of London, according to Sky

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Update:

Explosion Near London


The first picture, taken by a Sky News viewer

Map of the area

Updated: 06:41, Sunday December 11, 2005

There has been a large explosion followed by two smaller blasts in the St Albans area, around 25 miles north of London.

Sky Correspondent Sky Meade has said he can see flames about 200ft in the sky and there appears to be burning fuel.

Speaking by telephone from his home, Meade described "burning tongues" of flames in the sky.

The first blast happened at 6.03am - the other explosions followed about 20 minutes later.

Meade, a seasoned war reporter said he can see what looks like "burning aviation fuel".

"This fire is extremely intense. It is a bright orange glow on the horizon," he said.

Witnesses have told Sky News they heard the blast near Junction 8 of the M1. It is thought to be centred around Bunsfield fuel depot, near Hemel Hempstead.

The blast was felt at Sky Centre - more than 20 miles away in west London.

It was so powerful it blew out the windows at a hotel in Hemel Hempstead. There are reports of injuries there.

And one witness has told how the explosion shook his mother's house and lifted the roof.

Witnesses have told Sky News that emergency services are converging on the area.

Sky News producer Anwar Tambe heard the blast from his home in Luton and is currently stuck in traffic on the M1.

He said blasts are "going off regularly" and debris has blown onto the motorway.

More follows...



TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: england; explosion; explosions; terroristattack; uk
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Most of them stop when they need glasses.


221 posted on 12/10/2005 11:28:09 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("If there were a Special Olympics of politics, Howard Dean would have a chest full of medals.")
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To: oceanview

There are a couple of reports now of a plane involved, it would seem.

Seems highly unlikely to me, if that is the case, that it would be anything but a terror attack.

Hope I'm wrong....


222 posted on 12/10/2005 11:28:10 PM PST by EternalVigilance (“That which is not just is not law.” -William Lloyd Garrison)
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To: doug from upland

We are currently conducting surveillance on a target....


223 posted on 12/10/2005 11:28:41 PM PST by Old Sarge (In a Hole in the Ground, there Lived a Fobbit...)
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To: papertyger

Well, it's now 2:30 and I'm STILL trying. I here a nap calling me this afternoon.


224 posted on 12/10/2005 11:28:54 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: WVNan

Me too. I was just about to log off.


225 posted on 12/10/2005 11:28:56 PM PST by MelBelle
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To: Big Bad Bob

I know info is sketchy-- but will someone please tell me--- was the guy from "Coldplay" injured??!!! For the love of god-- was he???!!


226 posted on 12/10/2005 11:29:06 PM PST by emiller
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To: mfccinsd

Did anyone else just read the FNC scroll? I saw the end about "appears to be burning fuel. Blast appear to be going off regularly" (but I missed the beginning)? I was watching local news to see if they return to the story as they lead off sounding like they would. I would imagine that crawler had to do with this story?


227 posted on 12/10/2005 11:29:08 PM PST by mfccinsd
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To: sageb1
I just turn it on sometimes so I can fall asleep to the music. :)

Ha!

228 posted on 12/10/2005 11:29:32 PM PST by scott7278 (Before I give you the benefit of my reply, I'd like to know what we're talking about.)
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To: msnimje

"What about the plane story from earlier? "

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WHAT plane story? I haven't heard anything.


229 posted on 12/10/2005 11:29:59 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: Slings and Arrows
Police are on the lookout for a man named Muhammad O'Reilly

Last seen getting into a car with his sister, Baba.

Who?

230 posted on 12/10/2005 11:30:34 PM PST by Tennessee_Bob ("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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To: mfccinsd


Here we go -- another Fox alert.

Flames are 200 feet into the sky.

NO mention of possible terror.


231 posted on 12/10/2005 11:30:35 PM PST by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: papertyger

LOL, I am going to bed too. But I am not a sissy. It is my job to monitor XM's BBC World Service. I have to put the earphones in so as not to wake hubby.

It will be tough, but I think I can handle it. I'll get back to you in the morning.


232 posted on 12/10/2005 11:31:03 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights (GOP, The Other France)
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To: Old Sarge; JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; All

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Buncefield%22&filter=0

http://headlines.virgin.net/story/HHH/A8364681134282092A00

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Sky News reported that the scene of the first explosion was at the Buncefield oil terminal in Leverstock Green, near Hemel Hempstead."


233 posted on 12/10/2005 11:31:20 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Tennessee_Bob

Isn't "Baba O'Reilly" a song about an Irish sheep?


234 posted on 12/10/2005 11:32:21 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("If there were a Special Olympics of politics, Howard Dean would have a chest full of medals.")
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To: FairOpinion

"WHAT plane story? I haven't heard anything."

It's all rumours from eyewitnesses so far, pretty much nothing confirmed. Gas leak has also been mooted as a possibility. I tend to think that if a plane had gone down there would have been some confirmation from air traffic authorities by now.


235 posted on 12/10/2005 11:32:33 PM PST by Canard
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To: onyx

They may not actually know for quite awhile.

In an inferno such as that, any wreckage would be incinerated.

And a small plane might not necessarily be known to be missing...who knows...


236 posted on 12/10/2005 11:32:58 PM PST by EternalVigilance (“That which is not just is not law.” -William Lloyd Garrison)
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To: FairOpinion

On the comments from 100 - 200 there is another mention of plane/s being seen crashing into the depot. I just read it.


237 posted on 12/10/2005 11:33:06 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: onyx
NO mention of possible terror.

Maybe because it isn't. Places like this blow up sometimes for various other reasons. I would rather the media doesn't scream terror until they KNOW that it is. There is plenty of time to find that out. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't at this point.
238 posted on 12/10/2005 11:33:14 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: onyx

I'm listening to BBC radio and they have said little more than what Fox has reported. They are reporting a series of explosions with casualties. They haven't said anything about the cause.


239 posted on 12/10/2005 11:33:17 PM PST by Dolphy
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To: Big Bad Bob

bttt


240 posted on 12/10/2005 11:33:18 PM PST by nopardons
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