Worker smelled petrol before explosion
The BBC are interviewing Raheel Ashraf, an eyewitness to this morning's explosions at the Hemel Hempstead oil plant, who stated quite clearly that he smelled fumes before the place went up.
In other words, there was a leak. Got that, everyone?
Comments
Yusuf, Yeah, the "suicide bomber" escaped this time.
Posted by: anonymous | December 11, 2005 3:51 PM
Quite surprising that the police have already worked this out to be an accident - within few hours.
Posted by: anonymous | December 11, 2005 3:53 PM
Ah, as any conspiracy theorist would point out, but what caused the leak?
Posted by: Thersites | December 11, 2005 5:34 PM
Zahrawi in one of his broadcasts did say that his thugs should attack oil facilities. So you neever know who did this. Also the three explosions went off within half an hour of each other - this timing is the imprint of alqaeda.
I'm not suggesting this was one of al-qaeda operations but there is room, when one considers the above facts, that there maybe leads that do not indicate an accident.
Posted by: Jabar Yafai | December 13, 2005 11:21 PM
If it was terrorism, it suggests that Islamists may have learnt lessons in smart terrorism from the Provos.
Posted by: George Carty
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December 14, 2005 1:08 PM
It was probably meant to look like terrorism, but the muslim guard escaped.
Posted by: anonymous | December 14, 2005 1:18 PM
...the muslim guard would have been the "suicide bomber", just in case someone didn't get that.
It's not a joke!
Posted by: anonymous | December 14, 2005 4:04 PM
THERE IS MOUNTING EVIDENCE THAT HERTS COUNCIL ARE ON A MAJOR LAND GRAB EXERCISE AND THEY ARE PREPARED TO BEND THE LAW INTO ANY SHAPE THEY CHOOSE TO GET WHAT THEY WANT. THE EXPLOSION AND HERTFORDSHIRES QUOTA FOR 6,000 NEW HOMES IN THE DACORUM AREA MAY BE LINKED. AFTER ALL, THE RESIDENT HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR AGES THAT THEY CAN SMELL PETROL FUMES. LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY: YOU SMELL GAS, YOU CALL THE GAS BOARD AND THE MATTER IS TREATED WITH GREAT URGENCY AS YOUR HOUSE COULD EXPLOD. EVEN AN IDIOT (WHICH HERTS COUNCIL CLEARLY ARE NOT) WOULD ALLOW PETROL FUME REPORTS TO GO UNADDRESSED. EVEN CHILDREN KNOW THAT PETROL FUMES ARE HIGHLY INFLAMABLE AND WILL EXPLODE ALL THE WAY BACK TO THEIR SCOURCE. SO DID THE COUNCIL ALLOW AN EXPLOSION TO GET THE LAND? ITS CLEAR THE DEPOT WONT BE REBUILT AND ITS A PRETTY CONVENIENT SOLUTION TO AQUIRING MORE BUILDING LAND AT A CRUCIAL TIME FOR HERTS COUNCIL. IF YOU THINK THAT IS FAR FETCHED CONSIDER THAT THEY HAVE 'LAND GRABBED' BOVINGDON FIRE STATION STRAIGHT AFTER THE EXPLOSION, ALSO CONSIDER THIS: THERE ARE PLANS UNDERWAY TO SIEZE THE LAND HELD BY WENDY FAIR MARKETS IN BOVINGDON UNDER THE NEW CRIMINAL EARNINGS SIEZURE LAWS. THE DIRECTORS OF BOVINGDON MARKET HAVE BEEN ARRESTED UNDER ORDER OF HERTS COUNTY COUNCIL BY THE POLICE AND CHARGED WITH MONEY LAUNDERING BY WAY OF ALLEGEDLY ALLOWING PIRATED GOODS TO BE SOLD ON THE MARKET. THIS WOULD MEAN A HUGE LAND GRAB FOR HERTS COUNCIL. THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM FOR HUNDREDS OF HOUSES AND ENOUGH LEFT OVER FOR YET ANOTHER "ESSENTIAL" GIANT SHOPPING CENTRE. WHAT REALLY STINKS ABOUT THIS AMAZINGLY CRAFTY LAND GRAB IS THAT A FEW PEOPLE WHO WERE SELLING PIRATES AT THE MARKET HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH WENDY FAIR AND INSTEAD OF BEING TAKEN TO COURT SEPERATLY THEY ARE ALL GOING TO BE TRIED AS A GROUP. THIS SLY MOVE ENSURES THAT THEY ALL APPEAR TO GIVE EVIDENCE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER IN THEIR DEFENCES. THIS IS A FIRST IN BRITISH LAW HISTORY. ADD TO THIS THE FACT THAT HERTFORDSHIRE COUNCIL HAVE CLAIMED THEY HAVE 180 WITNESS STATEMENTS AGAINST THE STALL HOLDERS AND WENDY FAIR MARKETS AND YOU BEGIN TO WONDER WHY 180 WITNESSES WOULD BE NEEDED FOR ANY TRIAL WHATSOEVER LET ALONE THE HIGH TREASON OF SELLING SOME PIRATE GOODS AT A MARKET. IT GETS WORSE: THERE IS FACTUALLY NO COMPLAINANT AGAINST THESE PEOPLE CONCERNING ANY PIRACY OF COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARKS YET THE COUNCIL HAVE BOUGHT A PROSECUTION. ITS A BIT LIKE SOMEONE PINCHING SOMETHING FROM YOU ANDF YOU JUST DONT BOTHER PERSUING IT AND THEN THE COUNCIL COME ALONG ARREST THAT PERSON UNDER CRIMINAL LAW AND HAVE ALL THEIR ASSETS SIEZED AND AWARDED TO THE COUNCIL. YES THEY AWARD ANY SIEZURES TO THEMSELVES. AND IT STILL GETS WORSE: BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE PROCEEDS SIEZED BEFORE PROSECUTION ARE SHARED 50 - 50 BETWEEN THE POLICE AND HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. YEP THE NEO NAZIS HAVE LANDED!
THE COUNCIL ARE TAKING AWAY ALL THE AMENITIES The Pavillion GONE The Boxmoor Arts Centre GONE The Paddling Pool Gone The Council Closed the paddling Pool because it cost them £17,000 a year THE LAND GRAB AND ITS METHODS ARE TRULY AMAZING!
Posted by: Eel | April 30, 2006 10:48 PM