Buncefield Explosion
At about 6am on 11 December 2005 a large explosion was heard. This damaged many properties and the fire burned for several days giving a large plume of smoke.
The Buncefield Major Incident Investigation Progress report is available here
Below: Drivers queue for petrol at Redbourn at about 11am, the smoke plume is clearly visible
Elder Redbourn residents remeber that Buncefield was a fuel depot for American bombers at Bovingdon