LONDON (AP) - A series of explosions at an oil depot shook an area north of London early Sunday, shattering windows of nearby houses and sending a billowing cloud of smoke and flames high into the sky. Police said the blasts appeared to be an accident.
The explosions were located at Buncefield Oil Terminal, near the town of Hemel Hempstead in the country of Hertfordshire.
Some local residents had reported hearing an aircraft flying low overhead shortly before the first explosion at around 6 a.m. (1 a.m. EDT). But Hertfordshire police said there was "nothing to suggest a plane was involved."
Nearby Luton Airport, about 30 miles north of central London, remained open and flights were operating normally.
Hertfordshire Fire Brigade said it had scrambled at least 12 crews to the depot and called the explosions a major incident.
The British Broadcasting Corp. reported an unconfirmed number of casualties.
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country of Hertfordshire???
surely they mean county?