abandongamez 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2005 Patrick Wilks writes in with an eyewitness account and interesting picture of the oil explosionWe are all fine as the fire is about four miles away. The initial explosion woke us up just after six, my wife thought it was an earthquake but I must admit it did not trouble me and I went back to sleep. Out the front of the house the smoke was very thick and it was like night almost but out the back it was bright sun shine quite a contrast. A lot of the roads round Hemel Hempstead have been closed which is causing the most problem. One area that was hit bad was Hunters Oak, were we used to have a house in 1990. That location is only about half a mile from the depot. I drove past this morning and the fires were still very big but not as much as yesterday. In the picture its hard to see but the flames were a good few hundred feet into the air. This was taken on the edge of the village. The kids are pleased as they have just heard that the schools are closed tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Killer008r 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Yikes, that sounds bad. What state is that in? And what do you mean by "In the picture its hard to see" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
