Four dead following large warehouse explosion in Bristol, UK

Four people were killed in a chemical tank blast at a waste water treatment plant in western England, police said on Thursday.

"We can confirm there have been four fatalities," police Chief Inspector Mark Runacres said after the explosion at the plant on the outskirts of the city of Bristol operated by Wessex Water.

A fifth person was injured but their injuries were not said to be life-threatening.

For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.

The Avon Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 11:22 a.m. to a large explosion at the warehouse in the industrial area of Avonmouth located near Bristol, which is about 120 miles (195 kilometers) west of London.

(With inputs from The Associated Press)

Read more:

Several injuries in gas explosion in Iran’s Tehran: State TV

Explosion at Veterans Affairs hospital in US state of Connecticut leaves two dead

UK slave trader’s statue in Bristol toppled in anti-racism protest