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Companies count cost of the Buncefield explosion
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TRANSPORT FIRMS hit by the Buneelield oil terminal explosion in Hertfordshire say their losses could run into hundreds of thousands of pounds as the full extent of the disruption caused by the inferno is revealed.
Furnell Transport, based in Hemel Hempstead, says it was losing £5.000 per day before finally being given access to its trucks last Wednesday (14 December).
Managing director David Furnell says the biggest problem has been getting the company's 30 trucks out for deliveries.
"We've been extremely lucky, given where we park our trucks is something like 750 yards from the epicentre," he explains. "We haven't had a piece of damage to our vehicles."
The raging fire caused tiles to fall off the ceiling and the warehouse door to jam. He estimates the company has suffered almost £30,000 worth of damage.
However Furnell is full of prais for his customers' tolerance, sayin that without exception they hay been "absolutely superb".
Other companies remaine unable to operate fully until th end of last week.
Postal giant DHL was unable t get 12 of its vehicles out from ii Hemel depot until the end of la! week. Company spokesma Matthew Zamoyski says sta have now been able to enter th site to assess the damage, but th situation is "fairly chaotic".