Police find ‘flammable gas cylinders’ in Batley explosion probe

The aftermath of the blast in Batley. Picture: Tony Johnson.

Police tonight revealed new details about the suspected cause of an explosion that ripped through a building in West Yorkshire.

Officers confirmed that a “large number of small flammable gas cylinders” had been found in a flat in the building, on Hick Lane in Batley.

The cylinders are being treated as the likely source of the explosion, with work now under way to try to pinpoint how they came to ignite – and to establish if any criminal offences have been committed.