An explosion at Albright & Wilson’s chemical plant, at Avonmouth, Bristol, caused gas and smoke to drift up river as both road bridges across the Severn estuary were closed. Hydrogen chloride released into the air caused a serious fire.
- Financial Times 04/10/96 page 11
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- The Guardian 04/10/96 page 4
- The Independent 04/10/96 page 2