Chemicals blast kills three

Friday 09 May 1997 23:02 BST

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Fumes were still drifting from an American chemicals plant hours after heat from a smouldering bag of pesticide caused an explosion that killed three firefighters. The blast blew out a wall that crushed the firemen, who had been sent to the plant to assess the danger of the smoking bag.

AP - West Helena, Arkansas

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