- Reports came in of an explosion in a car in Hartlepool.
Explosives alert after car blows up in Hartlepool, killing man | UK news | guardian.co.ukArea cordoned off, residents evacuated and bomb investigators called in after Nissan Micra exploded in early hours A car has blown up in Hartlepool, killing the man inside. Emergency services have launched a major operation at Old Cemetery Lane where the Nissan Micra exploded in the early morning.- Perhaps understandably some people suspected a terrorist link.
- At a press conference the police made it clear that the incident was not terror related though they left it to the local media to disseminate this.
- Attention then turned to flats on the Hartlepool Marina.
Flats evacuated after blast deathA block of flats has been evacuated after the body of a man was found in an exploded car in Hartlepool. The man, who has not been named, was discovered in the early hours of Wednesday in the Old Cemetery Road area of the town.- In an apparently unrelated incident a body was found near the Phoenix Centre in the town.
- With emergency services active in several locations, evacuations and talk of explosions many people shared their concerns with friends on facebook.
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