Essex was also one of 16 brigades called in to attend the Buncefield oil depot fire near Hemel Hempstead , Hertfordshire , in December 2005 . Fire appliances from Orsett , Hadleigh , Harlow , and foam appliances from Grays , Maldon and Epping assisted in operations at the largest ever blaze in peacetime Britain
Buncefield oil depot fire
Buncefield fire
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service