The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “Avonmouth eye witness: ‘We heard a loud boom'” – below is their description.
Jawad Burhan, who works nearby the Avonmouth waste water tank, said he heard a “boom… an explosion” coming from the water tank.
He heard from a colleague that it was rumoured one person was dead and two missing from the incident.
Fire and rescue services are responding to “multiple casualties” after a large explosion in a chemical tank in Avonmouth.
Crews from six different rescue teams responded to the incident, which occurred at 11.22am, near Bristol.
A major incident has been declared by police.
The explosion is believed to have involved one of the chemical tanks at Wessex Water’s Bristol water recycling centre.
A rescue operation has been subsequently led by the fire service, involving five appliances and two turntable crews.
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