Body found in rubble after explosion at Leicester kebab shop

Six people arrested after remains discovered in shop that exploded in the early hours of Monday morning A body has been found in the rubble of a Leicester kebab shop that exploded in the early hours of Monday morning, police have revealed. Six people – two men and four women – have been arrested in connection with the incident, which detectives are treating as suspicious. The emergency services were called to the shop on Narborough Road at 2.23am on Monday following reports of an explosion. They arrived to find the kebab shop had been destroyed and, at 4.30pm on Monday, a body was recovered from the remains of the building. Leicestershire police have confirmed that a criminal investigation is under way, but have not identified the victim or given further details. Neighbouring properties have been evacuated while police and fire investigators examine the scene, and parts of Narborough Road remain closed. Police are asking anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident and may have seen something to get in touch. Kym Marshall, who lives in a nearby flat, told the Leicester Mercury that she had been woken up by a “massive bang and a shudder”. “It was very scary,” said Marshall, 19. “There was debris everywhere, and the building was on fire. “There were people running towards the building and others were shouting, ‘Get back, there’s been an explosion’.” Another local resident described the blast as “like an earthquake”. Warren Bernstein told the paper: “There was a popping noise coming from it and we weren’t sure if it was going to go up again. “People were screaming because they thought there might have been people in there. It must have been a powerful explosion because the metal security shutter was thrown across the road.” Anyone with any information is asked to contact Leicestershire constabulary on (0116) 222 2222 and quote incident 103 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Leicester Crime Sam Jones guardian.co.uk

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