TWO men suffered burns to their faces and hands after an explosion at a West Yorkshire firm.

Now an inquiry is under way at Yorkshire Poultry Products, in Hammerton Street, Bradford, after it was revealed the men had apparently used a drilling machine to drill 500 feet down into a natural gas reserve below the premises.

The blaze was the result of a gas leak. Firefighters from Bradford attended, along with fire safety officers.

The road was closed from 7.15pm. The injured men did not attend hospital.