Tank Driver May Have Triggered Inferno
Sky News Wednesday December 14, 10:53 AM
A tanker driver claims he may have triggered the Buncefield oil blast by flicking his engine cut-out switch while there was a vapour leak from the plant.The man's friend told The Sun: "There was some sort of vapour leakage, like a dense mist."It was 'heavy' - forming in the air and dropping to the ground. It seemed to be coming from behind his tanker as he couldn't see a hole.
"My colleague ran to his tanker, flipped the switch and waited. His engine cut out, then 'boom!' He does not know whether
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he caused it but he blames himself."
A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire Police confirmed the driver had given detectives a similar account.
He said: "He is one of the key witnesses and we have spoken to him but whether that is what caused it or not is not something that we don't know at this stage."
Police, the fire service and the Health and Safety Executive, are looking into the cause of the blast.
The last of the blazing oil tanks at the Hertfordshire site, engulfed on Sunday by a series of explosions, was extinguished more than 60 hours later.
But a number of small fires are still burning, with one fire breaking out overnight in a tank previously undamaged by the blaze. It will be allowed to burn itself out.
Fire services minister Jim Fitzpatrick said the operation had been a "real success" thanks to contingency planning and exercises.
Meanwhile, it has been announced that most schools in and around Hemel Hempstead are expected to open later.
Businesses are also expected to re-open and local residents are being allowed to return to inspect their damaged homes.
Health officials said air quality tests had shown a "reassuring" lack of toxic chemicals around the blaze site.
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Qué buena suerteee, que los humos del incendio no sean tóxicos!
Pfiuuuuuu!!! Resulta que el humo estaba hecho de mazapán!
Claro, como é navidá!
Pero qué suerte!
Y yo aquí tó preocupao!
2 comentarios:
Vamos que lo mismo he sido yo que no, pero yo creo que si que he sido yo, claro que a lo mejor no... o si (toses varias)
Joé, es que ahora, así, no me acuerdo... creo que fuí yo, pero, uy, si quieres que te diga la verdad, pues no estoy seguro seguro.
Es que no te podría decir, osea, si he sido, o no.
Creo que sí.
O no, no sé.
Quizás?
..Cobro si digo que sí?
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