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It was so powerful it blew out the windows at a hotel in Hemel Hempstead. There are reports of injuries there.
And one witness has told how the explosion shook his mother's house and lifted the roof.
A series of massive explosions were reported north of London by witnesses ringing into British media early on Sunday.
One, identified only as Heather, said she heard a loud blast near the commuter town of Hemel Hempstead and could see sheets of flame soaring into the sky.
"There is a fuel depot nearby," she told BBC Television. "There are lots of houses damaged."
Police were not immediately available for comment but another eye witness also said he thought there had been an explosion at the fuel depot.
Sky News reported that the scene of the first explosion was the Bunsfield oil terminal in Leverstock Green, near Hemel Hempstead.
A Reuters witness said the blast was heard shortly after 0600 GMT in northwest London, 40 km (25 miles) away.
A large explosion was reported north of London by witnesses ringing into British media early on Sunday.
One, identified only as Heather, said she had hear a loud blast near the commuter town of Hemel Hempstead and could see sheets of flame soaring into the sky.
"There is a fuel depot nearby," she told BBC Television. "There are lots of houses damaged."
Police were not immediately available for comment but another eye witness also said he thought there had been an explosion at the fuel depot although Luton airport is relatively nearby.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
FOX News had an alert and made it sound like it was just an accident at a fuel depot.
Originally posted by MERC
Originally posted by djohnsto77
FOX News had an alert and made it sound like it was just an accident at a fuel depot.
It may well have been just that, djohnsto77, but there are some strange reports of something overhead.
Originally posted by MERC
It may well have been just that, djohnsto77, but there are some strange reports of something overhead.
Skynews reader emails
I am in Carshalton Surrey, and heard a plane flying overhead that did not sound right. This was shortly before the explosion, which we heard.