One Dead in Pie Factory Explosion - 10th Apr 2009 11:14am
One person has died and six others were injured in a suspected gas explosion at a pie factory in Huddersfield.
The explosion happened at Andrew Jones Pies on Old Leeds Road, close to the town centre, just after 0500 BST.
Police said several people were in the building at the time of the explosion and that one person had died.
The fire service said the roof had collapsed and specialist teams with cutting gear were at the scene to make the factory safe.
More than 40 firefighters from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called out to deal with the explosion.
Police said it was not being treated as suspicious.
BBC Article
The explosion happened at Andrew Jones Pies on Old Leeds Road, close to the town centre, just after 0500 BST.
Police said several people were in the building at the time of the explosion and that one person had died.
The fire service said the roof had collapsed and specialist teams with cutting gear were at the scene to make the factory safe.
More than 40 firefighters from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called out to deal with the explosion.
Police said it was not being treated as suspicious.
BBC Article