Tariq Ali

Two men in the factory were killed in an explosion in a former steel site.

firefighters were called to the old coke ovens on the SSI site in South Bank, Middlesbrough, on Thursday afternoon.

It is believed The Men were in a cherry picker at a height, work on lines in the vicinity of a gas-holder, When The Explosion happened.

The area was evacuated and the police, a 250m (820ft) cordon widened to see after flames were coming out of the blast area.

the Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said: "We check every single detail of The Work carried out. We will ensure that we do everything we can to understand what exactly happened.

"It is impossible to imagine The Pain and the misery that brought this message to the relatives of the parties involved. "

On Friday afternoon, four firefighters remained on The Scene , "on protective standby", the Cleveland Fire Brigade area manager Steve Johnson said.

Dave cocks, who used to work on the SSI Website, said will be: "that this terrible accident happened, in part, of the gas-cleaning.

"Clearing a site of this kind requires a lot of planning and preparation, and there is No Doubt in The Last four years, it will be the areas of the plant where materials would have to be removed to keep the plant safe for demolition.

"The Clearing of industrial site needs to certain risks and dangers that must be eliminated, wherever possible.

"plug in an iron-making site of this size is very rare in the UK, so the planning could take months, or even years and years and years could be cleared before we can see the page. "

Cleveland-the police declared it a major incident.

Det Supt Tariq Ali said: "The families of both men have been informed and our thoughts remain with them at this very difficult time. "

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and all work on The Site has been blocked.

The South Bank coke ovens were part of the SSI complex, the offices and a blast furnace near Redcar had.

if its Thai based owners went bankrupt and 2,200 workers lost their jobs. to transfer

In January, More Than half of the developable land on the former Redcar steel works in The South Tees Development Corporation .

Source of news: bbc.com