British police investigating 'major incident' after reports of explosion

British police on Sunday said they were responding to a “major incident” after receiving reports of an explosion in the city of Leicester, U.K.

“All emergency services are currently dealing with this,” the police force tweeted just after 7 p.m local time. “Please avoid the area.”

Six fire trucks were deployed to the scene, as well as other emergency services, as photos posted to social media showed large flames engulfing buildings.

A spokesperson told Sky News the incident was being investigated “as a search and rescue operation.”

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