UK Fuel Depot Fire Tamed

World | December 12, 2005, Monday // 00:00
UK Fuel Depot Fire Tamed British authorities say they have contained a fire raging at a fuel depot that injured 43 people, but it will take a day to burn itself out. Photo by BBC

British authorities say they have contained a fire raging at a fuel depot that injured 43 people, but it will take a day to burn itself out. The blast followed a series of explosions at the facility about 40 kilometers north of London early Sunday, lighting up the predawn sky and sparking a massive blaze. About 20 petroleum tanks were inflamed, causing a huge blaze. The local police claims that the blast was an accident.

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