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Several dead in Boston 'explosion' Five men dead in Boston industrial estate explosion
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Several people are thought to have died in what police have described as a serious incident at a Lincolnshire industrial estate. Five men have died and one man has been seriously injured in an explosion at a small unit on a Lincolnshire industrial estate.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Broadfield Lane Industrial Estate at about 1920 BST on Wednesday. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the Broadfield Lane Industrial Estate at about 1900 BST on Wednesday.
A spokesperson from East Midlands Ambulance Service said there had been "some fatalities" but could not confirm how many. A Lincolnshire Police spokeswoman said she believed the explosion had been very quick and the men died instantly.
He added one man was taken to the Boston Pilgrim Hospital with injuries. The sixth man has been taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
Emergency crews were called to the scene following reports of an explosion. Nerys McGarry from Lincolnshire Police said officers were at the scene and would remain at the unit overnight to carry out a forensic examination of the site.
She said it was not yet clear what had caused the blast.
Ms McGarry said she understood the explosion was a rapid blast as opposed to an "extensive fire" but could not give any further details.
"We do not have any further information about the men, their ages and where they are from but we will be making inquires throughout the night and can give a further update in the morning," she said.
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