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| Police investigate office blast | Police investigate office blast |
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| Investigations are under way into a fire in a taxi office which killed two women and seriously injured a man in Immingham, north-east Lincolnshire. | |
| The man remains in hospital after the fire and explosions which blew out two windows and a door at Fred's Taxis about 0820 GMT on Monday. | The man remains in hospital after the fire and explosions which blew out two windows and a door at Fred's Taxis about 0820 GMT on Monday. |
| Police said the fire was not thought to be suspicious but witnesses and the injured man would be interviewed. | Police said the fire was not thought to be suspicious but witnesses and the injured man would be interviewed. |
| A Fire Service spokesman said the accident could have involved petrol. | A Fire Service spokesman said the accident could have involved petrol. |
| This is a particularly harrowing thing to happen at this time of year Glenn RamsdenFire Service | This is a particularly harrowing thing to happen at this time of year Glenn RamsdenFire Service |
| The names of the women have not been released by police. | The names of the women have not been released by police. |
| Humberside Fire Service spokesman Glenn Ramsden said the injured man was taken to Grimsby Hospital with serious burns along one side of his body. | Humberside Fire Service spokesman Glenn Ramsden said the injured man was taken to Grimsby Hospital with serious burns along one side of his body. |
| Mr Ramsden said: "This is a particularly harrowing thing to happen at this time of year. | Mr Ramsden said: "This is a particularly harrowing thing to happen at this time of year. |
| "We have no reason to suspect foul play and we think it is just a terrible accident which may have involved petrol. | "We have no reason to suspect foul play and we think it is just a terrible accident which may have involved petrol. |
| "What we do know is that an explosion took place in the office." | "What we do know is that an explosion took place in the office." |