Buncefield's Explosive ￡1bn Cost To Residents

摘要

The massive explosion at the Buncefield oil depot near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in December 2005, caused ￡1bn of damage to the local economy, forcing some businesses into liquidation and residents into unemployment, local authorities have reported. Following the fire, surveys commissioned by Dacorum BC and the East of England Development Agency 'indicate that the impacts to local businesses were considerable', according to the final report on the incident. The blaze, the largest in peacetime Europe, injured 43 people and led to the evacuation of 2,000 local residents. More than 300 council houses were damaged and required repairs. The fire was later attributed to over-filling of a large storage tank.