Explosion kills one and injures six in Hertfordshire

One man died and six others were injured when a gas cylinder exploded on an industrial estate in Hertfordshire, emergency services say.

Police said one of the injured victims was in a critical condition after the blast, which happened yesterday (5 November), in a warehouse being built in the Mundells area of Welwyn Garden City.

Jon Smith, Group Commander of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue, says:

“A cylinder of gas depressurised, there was no actual fire, the gas is inert, which acted l... (111 more words)

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