Oil Depot Explosions - Right outside my house

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Broomie · #1 Post by **Broomie** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:30 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4517962.stm

I was woken up at 6am this morning to hear one huge explosion, I looked outside my window and I saw the fire just ascend to the sky. The sky was lit up, it's crazy! It's about 2 or 3 miles away from me.

Here's a picture taken just outside my house.

http://www.infamous-adventures.com/broo ... %20004.jpg

Nobody knows how is happened, but I'm telling ya it's pretty freaky.

Vildern · #2 Post by **Vildern** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:52 am

Thats's terrible. I've just read the news. They say there are eight casualties.

I'm glad you're alright, though! It's frightening to know that it happened in your hometown.

Gronagor · #3 Post by **Gronagor** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:08 am

Hah! That's obviously an edited photo!! j/k

Hope the fires doesn't spread.

Angelus3K · #4 Post by **Angelus3K** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:43 pm

Glad your safe Brooms!!

Broomie · #5 Post by **Broomie** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:24 am

Does anyone actually believe how serious this incident really is? I don't mean to act like a jerk but any second now the whole of Hemel could just go bye bye if the flames get anywhere near the petrol tanks. This is the biggest oil depot in Great Britain and having it explode just a mile away from me is so crazy I can't believe it. It's been on the news all day and no doubt all over the papers tomorrow. The thick smoke can be seen all over Southern England and it contains very serious toxic chemicals which are irritants and if over you can do you alot of damage.

This is no ordinary explosion, this is top serious and I'm not sure why we haven't been evacuated yet, since an area on the other side of the explosion were all taken to safety. Thousands of people flocked to see the flames, from news crew to trigger happy suicidal Chinese tourists. The whole town... county even has stopped by to see what has happened, it's a warzone out there, 100 policeman and 100 fireman are/were on patrol today, the entire M1 was shutdown and the amount of taped off areas was astounding.

Right now it's still on fire and there's expected to be another explosion during the middle of the night, and I don't want to exagerate or anything but this could be the explosion which will probably take mine and many others in Hertfordshire if the fire isn't taken under control enough.

Well, I've had a pretty insane day today, so when I wake up and see what aload of dribble I posted which sounded like my last ever forum post at AGDI due to death I'll know how over exagerated I was the night before.

So yeah, if I go I go, I'm not scared and neither worried because my view on life cannot contribute to this statement, I'm a happy go person and even now I think alot of the crap I'm saying is bullshit, but still the words "if" spring to mind alot. Therefore, wish the whole town luck and hopefully this should all be over by the end of the week.

AsianMusicGuy · #6 Post by **AsianMusicGuy** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:15 am

Take it easy this is huge but you need to get a hold of youself you are not going to die.

Swift · #7 Post by **Swift** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:40 am

Take care.

Steffi Evenstar · #8 Post by **Steffi Evenstar** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:45 am

um, AMG, that was pretty callous of you to say that. i think he has a right to be frightened - i don't think any of us can appreciate the gravity of this situation.

i'll be praying for ya, Brooms.

Boogeyman · #9 Post by **Boogeyman** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:00 am

I sure hope Broomie is alright as it would be a REAL shame if he never got to play "The Silver Lining"

I'll be praying for you as well, Broomie.

#10 Post by **navynuke04** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:18 am

Keep us posted Broomie. We'll be thinking about you.

AsianMusicGuy · #11 Post by **AsianMusicGuy** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:59 am

I ment it in a everything will be fine kinda way.

MusicallyInspired · #12 Post by **MusicallyInspired** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:19 am

Well, I'm sure you did, but it came off in a "Stop overreacting, you dumb kid" way.

Good luck Broomie! Crazy news!!! I'll be praying as well.

Little Mountain Goat · #13 Post by **Little Mountain Goat** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:49 am

Hope you're OK - my parents live in Aylesbury, about 20 odd miles away and it woke them up! They're pouring the foam on it now, so hopeful that will hamper the fires...

Take care,

xLMGx

Broomie · #14 Post by **Broomie** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:51 pm

Yeah I did overreact I guess, being drunk didn't help it either (came back from a family reunion with a supply of alcohol that could suit the King of Kings)

I'm not actually frightened, I think this is the coolest thing ever to happen to Hemel, I mean once nobody had even heard of it, now it's on the News 24/7 and all over the papers. For the first time ever we were displayed on the weather.

Hopefully though the fires should go out today, the whole petrol thing is highly unlikely but it's not impossible, but I'm confident it should be out today or tomorrow with the help of the firefighters.

So, don't take that above thread to seriously, just me overreacting due to the being heavily equipped with the high consumption of alcohol.

Swift · #15 Post by **Swift** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 1:52 pm

Well, it's good to know that you're ok.

Angelus3K · #16 Post by **Angelus3K** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:04 pm

Well I don't think its cool for the people who had to evacuate their homes and then had them looted by thieves but I know what you mean ;) ;)

AsianMusicGuy · #17 Post by **AsianMusicGuy** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:38 pm

MusicallyInspired wrote:Well, I'm sure you did, but it came off in a "Stop overreacting, you dumb kid" way.

You are taking what I said and twisting it do not do that.
God said do on to others as you would have them do on to you.

MusicallyInspired · #18 Post by **MusicallyInspired** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:30 pm

Hey, be cool, man. I wasn't twisting anything. I was just showing you how it sounded that's all. Sorry if I sounded sarcastic. Peace

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Music Head · #19 Post by **Music Head** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:43 am

Good to know ur ok,

Watch out! if you look closely at the bottem of the picture u cna see some numbers, i reckon it was thme who started it. They
re fleeing the scene.

Spikey · #20 Post by **Spikey** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:34 pm

They fear more explosions. I hope it won't become like the disaster in the Netherlands a few years back in Enschede.

Broomie · #21 Post by **Broomie** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:41 pm

Good news everyone, the fires have been extinguished and people are returning to their homes. It's been pretty scary stuff in the past three days yet very exciting aswell now that I think about it, I mean our town has never had something as major as that happen to it, I don't think we've even been in the local news, yet now we've been shown all over the World.

I was even contacted by the BBC for an interview since I witnessed the thing explode from my bedroom window, but alas I was at work.

Vildern · #22 Post by **Vildern** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:49 pm

That's good news!!

BTW, you're not that famous, at least not here - the newspaper said: "Explosions near London..." :p

Spikey · #23 Post by **Spikey** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:51 pm

Well you are famous in the Netherlands now. I've been seeing and reading a lot about it.