A MURDER investigation is underway after 39 bodies were found inside a lorry container - including one teenage body.
Emergency services rushed to Waterglade Industrial Park, Eastern Avenue, Grays, at roughly 1.40am this morning.
An aerial view of the scene, which remains cordoned off this morning
Activity - police continue to search the area around the lorry
Emergency services arrived but 39 people were pronounced dead at the scene.
LIVE UPDATES AS 39 DEAD BODIES ARE DISCOVERED IN LORRY CONTAINER
Early indications suggest 38 are adults and one aged in their teens.
Cordon - police say they will do their best to keep the cordon as tight as possible
Investigations - a forensics tent next to the lorry where the bodies were found
A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Guards - police were called to the scene at roughly 1.40am this morning
Presence - 39 bodies were found at the scene
Holyhead - police say the lorry entered Great Britain at the Port of Holyhead
Discussions - a 25-year-old lorry driver from Northern Ireland has been arrested
Bird's eye view - the lorry in which 39 dead bodies were discovered in the early hours of this morning
Investigations - forensics officers make their way to the lorry container
At work - the investigation is now entering its 12th hour
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