The night the sky fell on Cefn

ANDY RADFORD lives close to the Monsanto chemical works in Cefn Mawr, near Wrexham. The company says that the chances of an accident are "virtually non-existent". 11.30 pm November 21, 1994: A resident telephones Monsanto to complain about a smell of rotten eggs. All he hears in the backgr...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author Radford, Andy
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Manchester (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 29.11.1995
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Summary:ANDY RADFORD lives close to the Monsanto chemical works in Cefn Mawr, near Wrexham. The company says that the chances of an accident are "virtually non-existent". 11.30 pm November 21, 1994: A resident telephones Monsanto to complain about a smell of rotten eggs. All he hears in the background is screaming and shouting. "What can I do?" he asks. "We live in a caravan and the gas is coming under the door" "Go upstairs and lock yourselves in the furthest room," he is told. "But I live in a caravan!"
ISSN:0261-3077