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Liverpool car explosion leaves 1 dead in blast outside UK hospital

One person died and a man was being treated for non life-threatening injuries

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Counter-terrorism police in Britain were investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another.

Emergency services outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Counter-terrorism police in Britain are investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another. Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi that pulled up at Liverpool Women’s Hospital shortly before the explosion took place Sunday morning. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi at Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Sunday morning. Police said the explosion had not been declared a terrorist incident, but counter-terrorism police were leading the investigation as a precaution.

Emergency services outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Counter-terrorism police in Britain are investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another. Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi that pulled up at Liverpool Women’s Hospital shortly before the explosion took place Sunday morning. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

"So far we understand, the car involved was a taxi, which pulled up at the hospital shortly before the explosion occurred," Merseyside Police said in a statement. "Work is still going on to establish what has happened and could take some time before we are in a position to confirm anything."

Emergency services outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Counter-terrorism police in Britain are investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another. Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi that pulled up at Liverpool Women’s Hospital shortly before the explosion took place Sunday morning.  ( )

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One person died and a man was being treated for non life-threatening injuries. Police said they were "keeping an open mind" about what caused the explosion.

Emergency services outside Liverpool Women's Hospital in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Counter-terrorism police in Britain are investigating an explosion at a hospital Sunday in the city of Liverpool that killed one person and injured another. Police were called to reports of a blast involving a taxi that pulled up at Liverpool Women’s Hospital shortly before the explosion took place Sunday morning. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

The Liverpool Women’s Hospital said it immediately restricted visiting access until further notice and diverted patients to other hospitals "where possible."

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Fire services said they extinguished the car fire rapidly, and a person had left the car before the fire "developed to the extent that it did."