Posted: Thu 24th Mar 2016

Emergency Services Respond After ‘Explosion’ At Deeside Industrial Park

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Mar 24th, 2016

Emergency services were called to Deeside Industrial Estate this afternoon after reports of an ‘explosion’ or ‘huge bang’.

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The incident was reported to have occurred just after 2pm Excelsior Technolgy on the Deeside Industrial Park. workers in near by offices saying they heard a huge

Staff workers in near by say they heard a huge bang and felt the ground shake how they felt an explosion or bang at Excelsior Technology on the Deeside Industrial Park.

The companies website says: Excelsior’s 21st century, global HQ in the UK combines with its state-of-the-art film extrusion facility to deliver inspired packaging solutions to customers across five continents of the world.

The companies website says: Excelsior’s 21st century, global HQ in the UK combines with its state-of-the-art film extrusion facility to deliver inspired packaging solutions to customers across five continents of the world.

North Wales Fire Service confirmed they received a call at 2.07pm – appliances from Deeside and Flint are in attendance.

One person was reported to have received minor injuries.

A few people close to the scene commented on the Deeside.com Facebook page:

Gaynor Harper Scary…..shook our building at Triumph.

Amy Dobbo I heared it!!!! I thought something had fallen off the roof of my work !

Another comment on  Facebook said: “Never jumped so much in my life – thank god no one was hurt

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