When the Buncefield oil depot exploded on 11 December 2005, sending a fireball into the sky, it was declared the largest ...

The explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, on 11 December 2005 was the biggest blast in the ...

On 11 December 2005 the UK experienced one of its largest explosions since World War Two at a oil depot that was holding up ...

Recollections of the Buncefield oil depot explosion in Hertfordshire 20 years ago today from the first fire officer on the scene.

With the kind permission of the Hertfordshire Fire Museum in Watford, this is the timeline for the incident – from the explosion to the moment when it was officially declared close.

Firefighters are starting to wear body cameras after a sharp rise in abuse towards staff was recorded. Hertfordshire Fire and ...