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 Reuters, February 26, 2018 – British police said on Sunday they were responding to a “major incident” in central city of Leicester and advised people to avoid the area.

“All emergency services are currently dealing with this,” the local police force said in a statement. “Please avoid the area.”

Media quoted local witnesses as reporting what sounded like an explosion and a video posted on Twitter appeared to show a fire in a building in a residential street.

Flames erupted from a building in Hinckley Road