Breaking News: Very large explosion shakes the major British city of Leicester in England
Sunday, February 25, 2018
VietPress USA (Feb. 25, 2018): A very strong explosion shook the major British city of Leicester. The cause of the blast remains unknown, and police are currently conducting rescue operations in addition to carrying out an investigation.
According to Wikipedia, Leicester is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National Forest.
The 2016 mid year estimate of the population of the City of Leicester unitary authority was 348,300, an increase of approximately 18,500 (5.6%) from the 2011 census figure of 329,839, making it the most populous municipality in the East Midlands region. The associated urban area is also the 11th most populous in England and the 13th most populous the United Kingdom.
Leicester is at the intersection of two major railway lines—the north/south Midland Main Line and the east/west Birmingham to London Stansted CrossCountry line; as well as the confluence of the M1/M69 motorways and the A6/A46 trunk routes. Leicester is the home to football club Leicester City, a club that caused a major upset by winning the 2016 Premier League title, the first new English championship winners for several decades at the time.
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‘MAJOR INCIDENT’ — Police Respond To Large Explosion In Leicester, England
Police are currently responding to reports of a large explosion in the major British city of Leicester.
The situation is being treated as an ongoing “major incident.”
“All emergency services are currently dealing with this,” police said in a brief statement. “Please avoid the area.”
Twitter users posted video of what appears to be a burning house shortly after the explosion.
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Traffic patterns on and around Hinkley Road have currently been suspended as emergency responders fight the fire.
The cause of the blast remains unknown, and police are currently conducting rescue operations in addition to carrying out an investigation.
This is an ongoing situation. The Daily Caller will update this article with new information as it becomes available.
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