Boat gas explosion victim named

Police name the man injured in the blast at the boat yard

A 26-year-old Hungarian man who died in an explosion and a fire at a boat yard, which also left another man with severe burns, has been named by police.

Krisztian Takacs had been carrying out work on the moored vessel's hull in Smith Quay, Woolston, in Southampton when the accident happened on Friday.

It was thought a blast, which caused the fire to spread throughout the boat, happened as the men smelted lead.

Health and safety and police investigations are continuing.

Mr Takacs had recently arrived in the city looking for work.