Initial report

The Star (Yorkshire) 11 January 2011 (4:23 pm)

Emergency services called to deal with a major explosion which ripped through a recycling plant in Sheffield - leaving two people seriously injured.

South Yorkshire Fire Service said the casualties, who have not yet been named, are believed to have been trapped after a pressure vessel exploded at Sterecycle on Sheffield Road, Tinsley.

The explosion was reported to South Yorkshire Police at 2.40pm and when emergency services arrived two people were trapped in the depot.

Firefighters were brought in to free them and paramedics and the air ambulance were also scrambled to the scene.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "The call came in at 2.40pm to report a possible explosion at Sterecycle - a recycling business.

"It appears a pressure vessel has exploded and two people have been badly injured.