Indeed the direct pipeline from the Essar refinery meant that during recent fuel blockades when motorists and public services were hit, the airport received an uninterrupted flow of fuel.

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All the patients had been moved to the basement and the hospital received a direct hit.

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Two houses in our road received a direct hit but we were very lucky apart from the initial damage to our house.

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