Explosion on Hinckley Road

[Bellend Sebastian]

Scary stuff. I'm guessing a gas explosion.  Emergency services on the scene en masse

[Webbo]

A massive explosion has rocked a building in Hinckley Road, Leicester.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene after the explosion at about 7pm.

The building to the left of TJs, near Hinckley Road post office, appears to have been reduced to blazing rubble.

Debris from the building has been blasted across both carriageways of Hinckley Road.

Firefighters and scores of police officers are at the scene. The Road has been closed, and people are being asked to move away from the area.

A resident who lives a few streets away said: At about 7pm, we heard an absolutely massive explosion. It was quite frightening. We went to look out of the upstairs windows and saw loads of smoke, and then a few seconds later massive orange flames.’

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/fire-after-massive-explosion-building-1262447?utm_source=google_news&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=google_news&utm_content=sitemap

[Bellend Sebastian]

I'm wary of posting too many details until they release more info but it was a shop I used to go in quite a bit

[Sambiasso]

RIP TJ's

[Bellend Sebastian]

4 minutes ago, Sambiasso said:

RIP TJ's

I think that's still standing. Morgan's has survived too, by the look of it

[Sambiasso]

Lets see what the damage is first, hearing it's a European food place. There is a video on Leicestershire Police FB post showing the extent of the fire.

[pSinatra]

I know it's The Sun, but it doesn't look good

 

The Sun - video

 

I used to live near there & I seem to remember it being a convenience store

[Guest]

Already video on Youtube!

 

 

[Bellend Sebastian]

It's changed hands a few times in the last couple of years and I don't think it had been open for a while.  I'm worried that there might be a flat above it though, some of the shops along there have them

[stripeyfox]

9 minutes ago, FIF said:

Already video on Youtube!

 

 

That doesn't look good at all. You wouldn't rate your chances very high if you were in that building at the time.

 

Hopefully all are ok

 

[ramboacdc]

sky news now sending out alerts to every app user. i got it and shit my pants! gas leak?

[pSinatra]

I expect Morgan's Bar, TJ's & whatever the shop is now (or was) would have all been open at the time

 

I went in Morgan's Bar a couple of times - it's always been a dangerous place to be

[Bellend Sebastian]

2 minutes ago, ramboacdc said:

sky news now sending out alerts to every app user. i got it and shit my pants! gas leak?

Probably. I've heard a suggestion that there had been some renovations going on there, don't know if that's true though

[Bellend Sebastian]

Just now, pSinatra said:

I expect Morgan's Bar, TJ's & whatever the shop is now (or was) would have all been open at the time

 

I went in Morgan's Bar a couple of times - it's always been a dangerous place to be

Christ yes. Apparently there were a couple of walking wounded - my mate spoke to a bloke who'd been in there that had a nasty cut to his hand

 

[foxoffderby]

Been to both of those places many times. Shocked 

[ramboacdc]

[ramboacdc]

 

[Bert]

Live on Sandhurst right on the corner of Glenfiekd road and can see the flames from here. Looks awful. Heard some silk rumours going round. Just hope there's no fatalities. 

[ramboacdc]

Just now, Bert said:

Live on Sandhurst right on the corner of Glenfiekd road and can see the flames from here. Looks awful. Heard some silk rumours going round. Just hope there's no fatalities. 

silk rumours?

[Izzy]

Look what this idiot has just tweeted 

 

 

[Buce]

 

Looking on Google Maps street view it appears to be a shop called Western Park Stores.

[Turbogre]

It was the Londis store, only re-opended 6 weeks ago. 

Edited 25 February 2018 by Turbogre

[ramboacdc]

2 minutes ago, Izzy Muzzett said:

Look what this idiot has just tweeted 

 

 

he still in exile in belgium?

[Super_horns]

Hope all is ok - gas fire or something?

[stripeyfox]

1 minute ago, Super_horns said:

Hope all is ok - gas fire or something?

I would say a gas explosion based on my limited knowledge of the subject.