Police report explosion in English city as major incident
Police are responding to a "major incident" in the English city of Leicester after receiving reports of an explosion Sunday evening.
Leicestershire Police said on Twitter that emergency services were dealing with the incident on Hinckley Road and asked the public to stay away from the area.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue said six fire engines were responding and the incident is being treated as a search and rescue operation.
Leicester is 177 kilometers (110 miles) north of London.
