Buncefield safety blunder companies face fines
Written by terry on October 10, 2010 at 10:14
Three companies have been fined after breaching health and safety regulations which resulted in a huge explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in December 2005.
Motherwell Control Systems 2003, TAV Engineering and Hertfordshire Oil Storage were all found guilty and now face substantial fines.
The explosion was heard over 120 miles away causing damage to neighbouring properties and injuring 43 people. The explosion occurred due to the ignition of over 200,000 litres of leaked fuel.
More prosecutions are expected as the investigation continues.
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