Four dead in Leicester explosion: British police
London, (MILLAT ONLINE):Four people were killed in an explosion and fire at a three-storey building in the central English
city of Leicester, police said on Monday.
“At this stage, there are four confirmed fatalities and four people remain in hospital, one
with serious injuries,” Leicestershire police said in a statement about the blast on Sunday
evening.
Officers said there was no indication the explosion was related to terrorism but the
cause had yet to be determined.
Firefighters worked through the night to control the blaze, which tore through the
building in a residential area west of Leicester’s city centre.
Police Superintendent Shane O’Neill warned that the toll may yet rise further.