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Industry response to fuel depot fire
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FUEL DISTRIBUTORS have stepped in to help out with the shortfall in petrol station deliveries following the explosion at the Bun cefield, Hens fuel depot.
UK Petroleum IndustryAssocia tion spokesman Nick Van. Der Veil says there will be an immediate shortfall in deliveries due to the millions of litres of fuel that burst into flames on Sunday morning.
"That is what we are trying to work around right now," he says.
"We're mainly involved in trying to co-ordinate emergency support. We're making practical and commercial arrangements about how to make fuel available for pick-up at other terminals to transfer out to the petrol stations."
French oil giant Total owns 60% of the Buncefield depot, while the US company Chevron owns 40%.
Wincanton has the fuel distribution contract with Total; it has about 50 trucks based at Buncefield and confirms that all of its staff are safe.
Other businesses nearby have also suffered. Gist's Hemel Hempstead depot remains closed, hitting its distribution operation for retailer Marks & Spencer, although its other five depots are taking up the slack.