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Photo: Ben Birchall / PA / AP / TT
Emergency vehicles after the explosion near Bristol.
Four people were killed and a fifth injured when a chemical tank exploded at a water treatment plant in a south west suburb of Bristol in England.
The blast at Avonmouth occurred at noon Thursday and a fire broke out.
Luke Gazzard, a spokesman for the rescue service in the area, called the operation “very challenging.”
– Fortunately, our local fire station is not that far away and we had staff on site very, very quickly. It’s a terribly sad event, he says.
According to the police, three of the victims were employed by the treatment plant, while the fourth was a subcontractor.
Police cannot yet say with certainty what caused the explosion, but the incident is not suspected of being terrorism-related.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his condolences to the affected family members.
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