House explosion in UK kills 2 people and injures 3 others
Two people have been killed and three others, including a child, taken to hospital after what police described as a "suspicious" explosion tore through a house in Bristol, England.
Two people have been killed and three others, including a child, taken to hospital after what police described as a “suspicious” explosion tore through a house in Bristol, England.
Avon and Somerset Police declared a major incident after the blast, which happened at about 6.30am today.
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Investigators are also making inquiries at a second property connected to the man who died.
Police said the cause of the explosion is being treated as suspicious, though it is not being investigated as a terrorist incident.
“Three people – a man, a woman and a child – were taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries.”
Supt Ebbs said: “A cordon was put in place to protect the public and to allow inquiries to be carried out at the scene.
“This included specialist searches carried out by the British Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal, as a precaution.
“People living within the cordon were evacuated to a temporary rest centre.”