On 6th July 1988, 167 men died following a devastating fire on the Piper Alpha platform, operated by Occidental Oil in the North Sea. Only 61 people survived, some of whom leapt over 100 feet from the burning platform into the sea. As ever, our thoughts are with those survivors and the bereaved families. The […]
Fifteen years ago today, at 6am on Sunday 11th December 2005, the largest ever explosion and fire in peacetime Western Europe took place at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot in Hemel Hempstead. Miraculously there were no fatalities, and only 60 casualties; but in every other sense the impact of the incident was huge. Summarising some
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On 6th November 2004 the 17:35 Paddington to Penzance train was derailed when it struck a parked car on a level crossing at Ufton Nervet, near Reading. Tragically the car driver, train driver and four passengers died at the scene; whilst another passenger died a few hours later in hospital. Fortunately though, this was the
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