Two killed and two seriously hurt in UK power station blast
Two people have been killed and two others have been seriously injured in a blast at a power station, emergency services say.
The explosion took place at the Enron plant in Redcar, Teesside, UK.
The victims were badly burnt and have been taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital.
"There was a considerable explosion in a transformer at the Enron power station," said the ambulance spokesman.
"As a result there are two fatalities and two people have been injured. These injuries are understood to be burns."
Three ambulances, a paramedic rapid response car and a number of doctors were at the scene, said the spokesman.
The ambulance service instigated special emergency procedures following the blast. The dead and the injured were all men.
"We have many exercises that home in on many situations and incidents such as this," added the spokesman.
Police were called to the Wilton site in Grangetown at 2.45pm following a report of a large explosion.
A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: "There is no danger of any further explosions or of any off site complications."
