The Bradford incident began on 21 July, when stocks of a polymerisation catalyst, azodiisobutyronitrile (AZDN), overheated in Allied Colloids' raw materials warehouse. The chemical released dust which appears to have caused stocks of ammonium persulphate, a powerful oxidising agent, to burst into flames.
The fire burned through the afternoon and night, and was attended by over 30 fire engines. Local residents were evacuated or told to sta
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