Police name those missing after Leicester explosion

Police name those missing after Leicester explosion

The emergency services investigating the cause of the explosion in Leicester have named five people who are missing.

Mary Rajoobeer, 46, and her two sons Shane, 18, and Sean, 17, who lived in the flat above the supermarket which was destroyed in the explosion, are missing.

Leah Beth Reek, 18, who is Shane’s girlfriend, is also missing, as is 22-year-old Viktorija Ljevleva who is thought to have been working in the supermarket at the time of the explosion.

Human remains relating to five people have been recovered from the wreckage but given the devastation caused by the blast and subsequent fire, it may be some considerable time before the bodies can be formally identified.

The relatives of all five missing people have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers at this desperate time.

This morning detailed work continues to be conducted at the scene in Hinckley Road as part of the rescue operation and in an attempt to understand what caused the explosion shortly after 7pm on Sunday night.

To facilitate this work, made more complex given the weather conditions and anticipated heavy snowfall later today, the A47 will have to remain closed in both directions, with the existing diversions still in operation.

One of the five people taken to hospital on Sunday night remains in hospital this morning with what are life-threatening injuries sustained as a result of the explosion.

Published: by Radio NewsHub
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