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Waste water explosion causes multiple injuries and four confirmed fatalities
The scene in Avomouth, Bristol, as fire crews, police and paramedics are responding to a large explosion at a warehouse where there have been multiple casualties
“At local level, it’s different."
AN explosion at a waste water treatment works near Bristol that has caused multiple injuries and four confirmed casualties is believed to be linked to its chemical tanks, police said today.
A major incident was declared at Wessex Water’s Bristol water recycling centre in Kings Weston Lane, Avonmouth, after reports of a “large explosion” at 11.22am.
Avon and Somerset Police said inquiries were ongoing into the exact cause of the blast.
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