Two hurt by 'exploding mail' in England

Two people were injured today when an “item of mail” exploded at the offices of a company in England – just a day after the letter bomb attack in London.

The latest explosion happened at a company in the Oaklands Business Centre in Wokingham just after 9am.

South Central Ambulance Service, which covers Wokingham, said two men in their 30s were treated for blast injuries to their hands and upper bodies.

Army bomb disposal units surrounded the company, Vantis, which is part of a built-up business park surrounded by other red-brick office buildings.

Two ambulances and a crew from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service were also at the scene.

Police taped off the road directly outside the building and evacuated staff but officers and other emergency services were still walking freely near the offices.

Fourteen workers were evacuated from the premises and were checked over by ambulance staff.