Re: Hemel, how far away are you

[Andy Davies <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

Depending what's on fire the most spectacular may be yet to come...

When I was in my teens, one of the tanks at Gulf in Milford Haven caught
fire. We lived seven miles away but could still see the flames over a
hill that was between the house and the refinery.

The night the tank walls collapsed was spectacular with 300ft (by the
RAF's estimate) flame spouts shooting into the air as the water around
the tank mixed with the burning fuel and vapourised.

Andy


Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) wrote:

>Some pretty dramatic pictures on the BBC site
>(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4518026.stm)
some showing quite
>significant damage to surrounding homes & property :-(
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>Tim.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ianh1000
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>>Who else heard the explosion this morning?
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>> We only just realised we had. SWMBO kicked me out of bed
>>just past 6am telling me junior had fallen out of bed, I went
>>to his room and he was fast asleep. Confused we assumed he
>>had rolled violently against the wall. I live about 30 miles
>>north! Must have been a very loud bang!
>>
>>Ian H
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