How emergency services prepare for major chemical spills

A photograph showing teams of emergency responders and a decontamination tent set up in a car park

Source: © Mark Walsh

Meet the experts who prepare emergency responders for the worst case scenario

On 10 December 2024, a tanker overturned on the Humber Bridge in the north of England spilling its contents onto the carriageway and adjoining slip road. At that same moment, at a country park at the bridge’s northernmost end, unsuspecting members of the public gathered for a fun run.