poon cho tang SG Three large explosions have taken place at an fuel depot near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. Photo: Zoot Steeples.
poon cho tang SG The first blast happened just after 0600 GMT, at the Buncefield fuel depot, close to junction 8 of the M1.
poon cho tang SG Many houses nearby were damaged by the force of the blast and some streets have been evacuated. Photo: Ming Wah Wong.
poon cho tang SG Homeowners report buckled front doors, cracked walls and blown-out windows. Photo: Robert Slack.
poon cho tang SG The depot is 10 miles from Luton Airport and several eyewitnesses initially thought a plane had crashed. Photo: Bruce Walker.
poon cho tang SG Police say there are casualties and emergency services are at the scene. Photo: Dan Curtis.
poon cho tang SG The M1 has been closed in both directions on the approach to the depot. Photo: David Wilkinson.
poon cho tang SG The area around the site has been evacuated with police advising residents to stay indoors.
poon cho tang SG Smoke from the Buncefield oil depot fire spread across south-east England. Photo: Adam Strudwick.
poon cho tang SG A passenger on a flight from Stansted captured this image of the blazing tanks. Photo: Dr David Otway.
poon cho tang SG The blasts began just after 0600 on December 11, at the Buncefield fuel depot, close to the M1. Photo: Andy Baxter.
poon cho tang SG Homeowners reported buckled front doors, cracked walls and blown-out windows. Photo: Warren McKenzie.
poon cho tang SG The M1 was closed in both directions on the approach to the depot. Photo: Veronica Smolka.
poon cho tang SG Witnesses reported hearing the blasts more than 100 miles away. Photo: David Vincent.
poon cho tang SG Residents who were thought to be at risk from the fires spent the night billeted at emergency shelters.
poon cho tang SG Firefighters tackling the Buncefield oil depot inferno have extinguished the fires in all but three of the 20 blazing fuel tanks.
poon cho tang SG As the fires are extinguished the damage caused by the initial blast on Sunday morning to surrounding buildings becomes apparent.
