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| 'Gas explosion' blows roof off Birmingham house | 'Gas explosion' blows roof off Birmingham house |
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| A suspected gas explosion has blown the roof off a house while a man and woman were inside. | |
| The blast at a two-storey house in Wiggin Street, Edgbaston, Birmingham happened at about 12:20 BST. | |
| A neighbour told the BBC she saw a man run out from the wreckage screaming. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed a man made his own way to City Hospital half a mile away. He remains in a serious condition with burns. | |
| More updates on the blast and news from Birmingham. | More updates on the blast and news from Birmingham. |
| A woman was checked at the scene and was uninjured. | |
| Next door neighbour Tracy Clayton was at home with her husband Bilal Azhar when they felt a "huge explosion". | |
| "The neighbour next door to us whose house was blown up, he ran out screaming," she said. | |
| "I think he was on fire or hurt." | |
| She added: "Everything fell on top of us. The roof gave in. There was just smoke everywhere, bricks flying. | |
| "I switched my electric off and thought about my cat and did not know where it was but she was unharmed thank God." | |
| West Midlands Police said a small number of homes had been evacuated as a precaution. | |
| About 20 fire fighters continue to tackle the blaze using an aerial platform and police have closed the road in both directions. |