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Man missing in gas blast

A man is missing and another was fighting for his life after a gas cylinder exploded at an industrial site.

Emergency services were called to the Mundells, an area near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, shortly after 3pm on Wednesday.

The cylinder exploded inside a building still under construction.

A spokesman for Hertfordshire Fire Service said six men were injured in the blast, one critically.

Another man remained unaccounted for.

The injured were taken to Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Howlands, Herts.

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