:00:00. > :00:10.Good evening. That's all
:00:11. > :00:13.The race is on to re`open one of the busiest roads in the West Country
:00:14. > :00:16.after a lorry exploded into flames during this evening's rush hour
:00:17. > :00:19.It happened on the Cumberland Basin in Bristol causing long del`ys.
:00:20. > :00:30.Filmed on a phone from the top of a bus, minutes
:00:31. > :00:39.And from a nearby bridge as thick smoke poured across Bristol
:00:40. > :00:44.and traffic slowly stopped across the city.
:00:45. > :00:47.Black smoke, all the flames, and the fire brigade come.
:00:48. > :00:50.Just as the rush hour began, one of Bristol's busiest rottes was
:00:51. > :00:53.shut down, bringing the centre to a stop, many
:00:54. > :01:03.There were two really loud bangs so I approached the bridge, cotldn t
:01:04. > :01:06.see a great deal but obviously just heard a lot of noise and colmotion.
:01:07. > :01:10.I was coming down there and the unit was on fire, the wheels at the back.
:01:11. > :01:18.The lorry was carrying a lo`d of wood that helped feed the flames.
:01:19. > :01:23.For the driver inside, It was a lucky escape.
:01:24. > :01:35.A 600`litre diesel tank exploded, obviously because of the he`t.
:01:36. > :01:38.You can see how much of the lorry and its load h`s been
:01:39. > :01:42.Once it's been scraped off and taken away, they'll havd to
:01:43. > :01:44.stress test this road to chdck there is no permanent damage.
:01:45. > :01:55.We are working as quickly as we can but with the tailbacks,
:01:56. > :01:59.it's hampering the efforts to get the recovery trucks to the scene.
:02:00. > :02:02.The surface will have to be treated but should be back open before the
:02:03. > :02:19.A serious fire has also broken out this evening at an industri`l
:02:20. > :02:23.Five fire engines were calldd to Griffin Mill in Thrupp after reports
:02:24. > :02:28.Many of the surrounding roads have been closed and people living nearby
:02:29. > :02:37.are being told to stay inside and keep their windows closdd.
:02:38. > :02:57.BBC radio Gloucestershire do have a reporter at the scene so if you re
:02:58. > :03:01.concerned, tune in to them. A three`year`old boy has been taken to
:03:02. > :03:03.Southampton General Hospital where he is said to be in a
:03:04. > :03:05.life`threatening condition. A teenager has been describhng
:03:06. > :03:17.the moment his friend was khlled One after another,
:03:18. > :03:19.the young people who were on but expedition to the Arctic with
:03:20. > :03:22.Horatio Chapple three years ago described what happened on the night
:03:23. > :03:27.that Wiltshire teenager was killed. First was Patrick Flinders
:03:28. > :03:30.from Jersey who still has the scratch marks on his face from where
:03:31. > :03:33.he was clawed by the polar bear when He said he was terrified, closed
:03:34. > :03:43.his eyes, and snuggled down in his Another witness was Lauren Beech
:03:44. > :03:50.from Surrey. She was in a nearby tent
:03:51. > :03:57.and said she and Horatio had found paw prints in the ice
:03:58. > :04:01.a few days before the attack. Before that, the group had had
:04:02. > :04:04.a discussion about whether to have a bear watch, a patrol everx night,
:04:05. > :04:07.taking it in turns but the group She said until that attack,
:04:08. > :04:15.she had had full confidence in the organisers of the trhp, the
:04:16. > :04:19.British Schools Exploring Society. The coroner is expected to give
:04:20. > :04:26.his verdict in this case here It's emerged that Bristol's tourism
:04:27. > :04:35.board said no to safety railings along a stretch of the city's docks
:04:36. > :04:40.where a cyclist later died. Sean Philips fell in
:04:41. > :04:44.and drowned after losing control The tourism board
:04:45. > :04:48.and other groups thought thd safety A reminder of the risks
:04:49. > :04:55.along Bristol's waterfront, Sean Philips' death
:04:56. > :04:58.in March last year renewing calls The BBC has discovered
:04:59. > :05:04.Destination Bristol thought railings would seriously undermine
:05:05. > :05:08.the heritage value of the shte and that managers at the
:05:09. > :05:12.council`owned MShed museum said they were reluctant to see railings just
:05:13. > :05:15.weeks before Sean Phillips died The family's solicitor says barriers
:05:16. > :05:22.are needed now more than evdr. There's a question mark over these
:05:23. > :05:24.large numbers of people who we've encouraged
:05:25. > :05:26.down here with this developlent You have to balance
:05:27. > :05:28.the heritage arguments So I think there's still an argument
:05:29. > :05:33.here for barriers, especially where the entrances to the MShed `re
:05:34. > :05:38.concentrating that traffic. The objections from various groups
:05:39. > :05:41.and councillors came after `n It recommended railings be drected
:05:42. > :05:52.but was deemed oversimplisthc. A subsequent report said
:05:53. > :05:54.railings were not needed. In the last decade, the deaths
:05:55. > :05:57.in the docks have been in areas Because people tend to get past
:05:58. > :06:00.rulings because they want to get to the
:06:01. > :06:04.waterside and sit on the qu`yside. The harbour is an inherentlx
:06:05. > :06:06.dangerous place, that's one of the realities of harbours
:06:07. > :06:09.and it's more dangerous where it When you think that permanent
:06:10. > :06:15.railings could endanger the lives of those working on the boats
:06:16. > :06:17.and cranes here. Signs presumably missed by
:06:18. > :06:22.Sean Phillips which divert cyclists away from the area have
:06:23. > :06:29.since been made much clearer. Newsnight's just started ovdr on
:06:30. > :06:34.Two, with an exclusive investigation into the growing number of suicides
:06:35. > :06:40.in English and Welsh prisons. But I will say goodnight
:06:41. > :06:54.and leave the final word with Ian Tomorrow warmer still with lore
:06:55. > :06:59.sunshine. Temperatures tonight between ten ` 13 Celsius. Tomorrow,
:07:00. > :07:05.between two weather systems and a bit more clout North Somersdt and
:07:06. > :07:11.towards the east. This slicd across the middle will bring a good deal of
:07:12. > :07:17.sunshine and a bit more clott in the afternoon. It will be a day with a
:07:18. > :07:22.high pollen count and high TV levels and high temperatures up to maybe 25
:07:23. > :07:27.Celsius. It will be a cloudx day on Friday with more showers but
:07:28. > :07:29.brightening in the afternoon. Heavy showers over the weekend,
:07:30. > :07:32.increasingly warm and Maggid. and humid, with heavy and under in
:07:33. > :07:46.showers. Today has been the quietest weather
:07:47. > :07:49.day of this week. We had 24 Celsius in Carlisle in the sunshine. It did
:07:50. > :07:54.struggle on the North Sea coast with the wind, but you can see two
:07:55. > :07:57.weather fronts advancing in under the mass of cloud. Our window for
:07:58. > :07:58.fine weather will diminish overnight stop