What the hell was that 'BOOM' just now?

[hedders]

I just got woken up in Milton Keynes by a loud thud.

No idea what it was, anyone else hear it?

[BrianTheYank]

the reds are attacking

[tvrforever]

we got the same in Aylesbury - shook the whole house and windows!

Skye news www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1205711,00.html reporting large explosion in St Albans

[tvrforever]

BrianTheYank said:

the reds are attacking

not funny! serious bad news here I suspect

[hedders]

Watching the news now!!

Petrol dump explosion?

[aranell]

Living in Ealing - woke whole street up

Sky are saying there was an explosion of some kind in St. Albans and there are flames 200ft in the air.

There's two large gas things there - so possibly those???

[hedders]

Thats an area of about 50 miles so far that got woken up!

[bluesatin]

Felt it in Marlow Bucks- woke me up

[tvrforever]

still hearing rumbling noises - sort of like thunder...

[aranell]

Some people are speculating a plane was involved....I really hope not

[GrahamG]

It woke me up and we felt the house rattle in Epsom

[-DeaDLocK-]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4517962.stm

[hedders]

aranell said:

Some people are speculating a plane was involved....I really hope not

There is likely to have been planes in the area, but lets just hope they were normal air traffic from / to luton.

[CommanderJameson]

BBC News has some details:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4517962.stm

[Tristar]

CommanderJameson said:

BBC News has some details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4517962.stm

you could here it in north beds, was up and thought it was earthquake, sounded like the earth quake few years ago but worse, checked it wasnt a nuke and left it at that. Woke people up in luton.

[Tristar]

the thing is, oil refinerys dont just blow up in the west, do they? could have been a soft target for terrorist attack. They are pissed we are taking their oil? anyhow i just been out and brimmed my tank. If i had told the guy behind the counter i rekon he would have put 10p on the price of a litre.

[hedders]

Tristar said:

anyhow i just been out and brimmed my tank.

I didn't think I was the only one, saw a few tired looking geezers filling up with me !

[Einion Yrth]

Tristar said:

the thing is, oil refinerys dont just blow up in the west, do they?

Chemical plants don't usually either, but Flixborough did, accidents happen. I can see no reason to shout 'terrorism' in a chicken little fashion right now.

[Tristar]

Einion Yrth said:

Tristar said: the thing is, oil refinerys dont just blow up in the west, do they? Chemical plants don't usually either, but Flixborough did, accidents happen. I can see no reason to shout 'terrorism' in a chicken little fashion right now.

whats all this about chickens? back on topic

[Tristar]

hedders said:

Tristar said: anyhow i just been out and brimmed my tank. I didn't think I was the only one, saw a few tired looking geezers filling up with me !

no need, its all avgas anyhow, dam!