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| Chemical explosion op scaled down | |
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| Road cordons around the site of an explosion at a chemicals plant in Gloucestershire have now been lifted. | |
| Investigations are under way into the accident on Monday, at pool treatment specialists Biolab in Andoversford. | |
| The blast sent a plume of toxic fumes drifting across the area and residents were warned to keep their windows and doors shut. | |
| The A40 and A436 have now reopened and people are being advised to go about their normal business with caution. | |
| Machinery 'overheated' | |
| 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. |
| Local people deserve and will expect a full explanation and will need to be reassured that this type of incident will never happen again Cllr Sydney Harrison | |
| Cotswold district councillor Mrs Sydney Harrison, who represents 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." | "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." |
| The industrial estate at Andoversford remains closed and businesses at the site are not yet allowed back to their premises. | |
| Fire crews have scaled down their operations. |