UK: 1 dead in car explosion outside Liverpool hospital
LONDON (AP) - Counter-terrorism police in Britain were investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another.
Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women´s Hospital on Sunday morning. Police said the explosion had not been declared a terrorist incident, but counter-terrorism police were leading the investigation as a precaution.
"So far we understand, the car involved was a taxi, which pulled up at the hospital shortly before the explosion occurred," Merseyside Police said in a statement. "Work is still going on to establish what has happened and could take some time before we are in a position to confirm anything."
One person died and a man was being treated for non life-threatening injuries. Police said they were "keeping an open mind" about what caused the explosion.
The Liverpool Women´s Hospital said it immediately restricted visiting access until further notice and diverted patients to other hospitals "where possible."
Fire services said they extinguished the car fire rapidly, and a person had left the car before the fire "developed to the extent that it did."
