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UK wastewater plant silo explosion in Bristol kills four workers
Four people have died in an explosion at a wastewater plant in the south-west England city of Bristol.
Key points:
- The explosion, which claimed the lives of four people, is not being treated as terror-related
- A fifth person was injured
- British PM Boris Johnson says “our hearts go out” to the victims and their families
Three Wessex Water employees and one contractor died when a silo that held treated biosolids exploded, Avon and Somerset Police Chief Inspector Mark Runacres said.
The incident is not being treated as terror-related.
A fifth person was injured during the explosion at the plant in the industrial area of Avonmouth, but the injuries are not considered life-threatening.
“The fire service led the rescue operation but sadly, despite…
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