Fire Crews Battle Fire at Oil Deport
There have been a ton of articles regarding the Buncefield oil deport fire in Hertfordshire, UK. Most of the articles have few details about the firefighting efforts. Here is an article from the Daily Mail that has some details.
Firefighters have so far used 15million litres (3.3million gallons) of water and 250,000 litres (55,000 gallons) of foam concentrate, and had laid 30km (18 miles) of hose to provide water.Some 180 firefighters have been battling to douse the blaze, using 26 fire engines and 20 other support vehicles.
Help had come from 16 other fire services around the country and there had been no "significant" injuries to firefighters.
Crews are using water mixed with foam, trying to cover the blaze in a massive "blanket" to deny it oxygen and cool the oil.
How would you like to help roll up 18 miles of hose!
