The explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, on 11 December 2005 was the biggest blast in the UK since World War Two and injured 43 people.

This week marks 20 years since the Buncefield explosion, which saw 29 Bucks schools close and a Wycombe man knocked unconscious.

In the early hours of December 11, 2005, a fuel tank at the Buncefield oil depot quietly overflowed. Sensors, alarms, and emergency cut-offs all failed without anyone noticing. A massive vapour cloud ...

The first 999 call made after Buncefield explosion "There's been an explosion," a woman tells a 999 operator following the blast on 11 December 2005. Average speed cameras will be installed on the A30 ...

A firefighter has recalled the "total devastation" he witnessed when he arrived at the site of the Buncefield oil depot shortly after it exploded in December 2005. David Humphreys, now retired, was ...