Buncefield oil depot

For the explosion and fire in 2005, see Buncefield fire.

51°45′49.33″N 0°25′26.33″W / 51.7637028°N 0.4239806°W / 51.7637028; -0.4239806

Oil Storage and filling point, four months before the 2005 fire

Buncefield oil depot is operated by Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd (HOSL) and officially known as the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal. It is an oil depot located on the edge of Hemel Hempstead to the north of London in the United Kingdom (UK). In December 2005 a series of explosions on the site caused the largest fire in Europe since World War II.