Five companies face court over Buncefield oil blast

Five companies are to face prosecution regarding explosion at Buncefield oil storage depot three years ago, the Environment Agency and the HSE has said.

Criminal proceedings have commenced against Total UK, Hertfordshire Oil Storage, British Pipeline Agency, TAV Engineering and Motherwell Control Systems 2003.

The prosecutions follow a criminal investigation conducted by the two agencies, which are jointly responsible for regulating non-nuclear hazardous industrial sites in the UK.

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