Five men have been killed tonight in an explosion at an industrial unit in Lincolnshire in England.
The blast happened on the Broadfield Lane industrial estate in the town of Boston.
A police spokeswoman said: 'Five men have been confirmed dead.'
The explosion happened shortly before 7.30pm.
The police spokeswoman said that a sixth man was taken to Boston Pilgrim Hospital, suffering from serious injuries, and had since been transferred to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
She added: 'Inquiries are ongoing and will be ongoing throughout the night to establish the cause of this explosion.
'The circumstances at the moment are still unclear, there will be a full forensic examination of the unit.'
