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| Chemical plant blast investigated | Chemical plant blast investigated |
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| An investigation has begun into an explosion at an industrial estate in Andoversford, Gloucestershire. | |
| Smoke was still issuing from the Biolab plant on Tuesday, where chemicals used in the treatment of pool and spa water were being stored. | Smoke was still issuing from the Biolab plant on Tuesday, where chemicals used in the treatment of pool and spa water were being stored. |
| Local residents were still being advised to keep their windows and doors shut, a day after the blast. | |
| The A40 remains closed between the Frogmill and Tunnel Hill, but the A436 has reopened. | The A40 remains closed between the Frogmill and Tunnel Hill, but the A436 has reopened. |
| The Environment Agency is investigating whether some of the chemicals, said to be mostly chlorine, had got into the River Coln after several dead fish were found. | The Environment Agency is investigating whether some of the chemicals, said to be mostly chlorine, had got into the River Coln after several dead fish were found. |
| Mark Ramsden, a director of Biolab, said he and his staff were still shocked by the incident. | Mark Ramsden, a director of Biolab, said he and his staff were still shocked by the incident. |
| "The feeling is that some machinery used for packing chemicals overheated around the bearing and led to heated conditions," he said. | "The feeling is that some machinery used for packing chemicals overheated around the bearing and led to heated conditions," he said. |
| Councillor Mrs Sydney Harrison, Cotswold district councillor for Sandywell ward, which includes Andoversford and the surrounding villages, said: "Local people deserve and will expect a full explanation and will need to be reassured that this type of incident will never happen again. | |
| "I would like to thank and pay tribute to the emergency services who dealt with such a dangerous incident in such an organised and professional manner." |