Police: at least 4 people dead in Bristol's explosion

Four people have died following an explosion at a waste water treatment plant near the southwest England city of Bristol, police said on Thursday. Police said a fifth person was injured during the explosion at Avonmouth but his condition is not thought to be life-threatening.

He said the incident was not terror-related but would not speculate on the cause of the blast. The Avon Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted at 11:22 a.m. to a large explosion in the industrial area of Avonmouth located near Bristol, west of London. The fire service said its personnel were joined at the scene by Avon and Somerset Police officers and medics from the South West Ambulance Service.