Video - “Massive Explosion” Leaves 4 Dead In UK

Four people are declared to have passed away after an enormous explosion in the British city of Leicester destroyed a two story building.

According to Leicestershire Police there was a "major incident" after the blast in Hinckley Road at about 7pm local time on Sunday evening.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This footage shows the aftermath of an apparent explosion in the Hinckley Road area of Leicester. Police have declared a &quot;major incident.&quot; More information as we get it. <a href="https://t.co/ghVIGEYjdk">pic.twitter.com/ghVIGEYjdk</a></p>&mdash; BBC East Midlands (@bbcemt) <a href="https://twitter.com/bbcemt/status/967860430113828864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Four others remain in hospital while rescuers search for people through the rubble.

Police super-intendant Mr O'Neill declared: "It is a dangerous scene so trained officers from the fire service and police took over as soon as possible.”

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the scene in Hinckley Road in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leicester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Leicester</a> where <a href="https://twitter.com/leicspolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@leicspolice</a> have declared a major incident. Locals report hearing a loud explosion. Emergency services are at the scene. <a href="https://t.co/Td3i06ZkFU">pic.twitter.com/Td3i06ZkFU</a></p>&mdash; Gem News (@wearegemnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/wearegemnews/status/967850737568010240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2018</a></blockquote>

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"I can't say at this stage what may have caused it but it is a joint investigation between the fire service and the police and the priority is to make the area safe."

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"It is still a search and rescue operation. It is important we try and find as many people as possible."

Ms Angel Namaala, who resides in the street, said there was "this big thud, like an earthquake".

"The building had gone down and people were trying to help where they could by taking the bricks off. But the fire was getting bigger and bigger so people were told to leave the scene."

Source:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/leicester-explosion-hospital-police-fire-1262447