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| Oil blast claims to be negotiated | Oil blast claims to be negotiated |
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| Compensation claims by victims of the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion are to be settled by "negotiation". | Compensation claims by victims of the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion are to be settled by "negotiation". |
| Some 3,300 claims, worth a potential £700m, have been filed by individuals, loss assessors and companies after the Hemel Hempstead depot blast last year. | Some 3,300 claims, worth a potential £700m, have been filed by individuals, loss assessors and companies after the Hemel Hempstead depot blast last year. |
| There were no fatalities but 43 people were injured in the incident. | There were no fatalities but 43 people were injured in the incident. |
| High Court official Senior Master Turner approved the claims to be settled by negotiation or mediation, without admission of liability. | High Court official Senior Master Turner approved the claims to be settled by negotiation or mediation, without admission of liability. |
| This will take place over a four-month period. | This will take place over a four-month period. |
| Processed quickly | Processed quickly |
| Of the claims, there are about 250 from individuals, which total £20m, and 2,754 out of the 3,300 claims are for less than £10,000. | Of the claims, there are about 250 from individuals, which total £20m, and 2,754 out of the 3,300 claims are for less than £10,000. |
| The blaze in December 2005 engulfed more than 20 fuel storage tanks and 2,000 people were evacuated from around the site. | The blaze in December 2005 engulfed more than 20 fuel storage tanks and 2,000 people were evacuated from around the site. |
| All 630 businesses on the nearby Maylands Industrial Estate were disrupted and there was damage to housing in Dacorum and St Albans. | All 630 businesses on the nearby Maylands Industrial Estate were disrupted and there was damage to housing in Dacorum and St Albans. |
| At a day-long hearing in London on Monday, Senior Master Turner said: "Men and women want their money. They are not interested in us lawyers." | At a day-long hearing in London on Monday, Senior Master Turner said: "Men and women want their money. They are not interested in us lawyers." |
| Charles Gibson QC, for Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd, said it wanted to process the claims as soon as possible once it had received the necessary documentation from claimants. | Charles Gibson QC, for Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd, said it wanted to process the claims as soon as possible once it had received the necessary documentation from claimants. |