London Explosions

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I just saw on the news that several large explosions were seen outside London, England. It is too early to tell what caused these explosions, but the footage I saw on the news was pretty terrifying. If anybody has more information please post it here. Witnesses say the explosion was heard up to 25 miles away... did anyone on here hear/see the blasts?
 
I can see the news now....

but seriously, haven't seen any breaking news here....then again, it may be to early.
 
It's still too early for updates. Could be an attack, could be an accident. Might be hours before we know...
 
Let's watch our fuel prices rise again. Hurrah!

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A friend managed to get this video.

E - We'll see panic-buying by noon/1pm and/or a price-hike of at least 10p per litre by Monday. £1 isn't far off - especially not in the South-east, where this depot is said to serve.
 
Wow my mums staying less than two miles from where it happened :scared:
 
It's hemmel hempstead, i think.

What i find so hilarious about this, is that people living near the explosions haven't been told to evacuate from all the smoke and toxic fumes, but told to just maybe close your windows and doors, and possibly put your car's vents on recirculate before popping down to sainsburies to get some custard creams for aunt marge's visit later on.
 
Famine
A friend managed to get this video.

E - We'll see panic-buying by noon/1pm and/or a price-hike of at least 10p per litre by Monday. £1 isn't far off - especially not in the South-east, where this depot is said to serve.
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****! That's huge! :scared:
 
More pictures :scared:

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If it's just the south East being affected I should be fine. I think most our (South Wales) fuel comes form the Milford Haven docks. Although a hell of alot of fuel has gone up.
 
Actually I believe the explosions were in Luton, not London
 
what really sucks is that Texaco gives annual bonuses every year there are no accidents... my wife works for Texaco and so far this had been a great year... the fuel deposits were of Total and Texaco :yuck:
 
benzoboy
Actually I believe the explosions were in Luton, not London
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It was just north east of junction 8 on the M1, which is probably halfway between london and luton

 
HondaRacer
I just saw on the news that several large explosions were seen outside London, England. It is too early to tell what caused these explosions, but the footage I saw on the news was pretty terrifying. If anybody has more information please post it here. Witnesses say the explosion was heard up to 25 miles away... did anyone on here hear/see the blasts?
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Saw it aswell on TV.
 
That was one hell'uva bang! It seems no one was killed thankfully. Unlike the Texas Oil refinery that blew up earlier this year..
BBC News.co.uk
 
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Should burn for another 24 hours it dais on the news. Though they reckon petrol prices will only go up slightly.
 
Man i was 60 miles away and heard that, i was staying the night at a mates a few miles from where i live, we was playing games till about 9am, but we did hear the explosions and that silenced us for a while. Couldnt see the smoke mind.
 
Are you lot watching ITV news, see what happened to those buildings. And the top of that house. But glad your safe GT_Fan.
 
Famine
A friend managed to get this video.

E - We'll see panic-buying by noon/1pm and/or a price-hike of at least 10p per litre by Monday. £1 isn't far off - especially not in the South-east, where this depot is said to serve.
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Bugger.
 
I live only a few miles from there, but i've been at m girlfriends all weekend. Ill see what i can see tomorrow morning.
 
Were flights out of Heathrow and Luton affected ?
Apparently that was their Dwan's that just went up . .
 
Famine, could you re-host the video? I'm a little late to this thread and would like to see it.
 
Incidentally, I heard that the blast measured 2 on the richter scale.

That's one helluva blast.
 
It seems better now. Yesterday and this morning the smoke trail stretched for 10's of miles. It seemed to have mostly dissipated by this afternoon.
 
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