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Ten people have been injured – three seriously – in an explosion that tore through a terrace house in Greater Manchester. Ten people have been injured – three seriously – in an explosion that tore through a terraced house in Greater Manchester.
A 22-year-old woman fled the house, in Ashton-under-Lyne, through the roof while her parents leapt from a bedroom window to escape the blast at 5am on Tuesday. John Wilson, 63, and his wife Hazel, 53, leapt from a bedroom window while their daughter Danielle, 22, jumped from the roof to escape the blast at 5am on Tuesday.
Neighbours rushed to help the couple before they were taken to hospital with cuts and lacerations. Neighbours ran to help the family before they were taken to hospital with burns and lacerations.
It is believed a fire was already raging before a possible gas explosion reduced most of the house to rubble. Greater Manchester fire and rescue service confirmed the family had a working smoke alarm that alerted them to the blaze before the house exploded. Their elder daughter, Leanne, 27, who lives down the road from her parents, said the family had lost everything in the inferno that reduced their house to rubble. The three are in a stable condition in hospital, she added.
The blast collapsed the front and back of the property, leaving rubble, glass and a mattress strewn across the road in Ashton-under-Lyne, about six miles from Manchester city centre. It is believed a fire was already raging before a possible gas explosion rocked the quiet neighbourhood and tore through the front and back of the property.
Greater Manchester fire and rescue service confirmed the family had a working smoke alarm that alerted them to the blaze before the house exploded.
The blast collapsed the front and back of the terrace, leaving rubble, glass and a mattress strewn across the road in Ashton-under-Lyne, about six miles from Manchester city centre.
It is thought John Wilson landed on a mattress that had been dragged from a nearby property by their neighbours.
The fire and rescue service said 10 people were injured in the blast, including neighbours who rushed to help.The fire and rescue service said 10 people were injured in the blast, including neighbours who rushed to help.
Residents said it was lucky no one was killed in the explosion, which rocked the quiet street in the early hours of the morning and left several houses without gas or electricity. “It’s a miracle,” one resident said.Residents said it was lucky no one was killed in the explosion, which rocked the quiet street in the early hours of the morning and left several houses without gas or electricity. “It’s a miracle,” one resident said.
The cause of the blast remains unclear. A daughter of the couple who live at the property said her parents and her sister are in a stable condition in hospital. The cause of the blast remains unclear.
The daughter, named only as Leanne, who lives down the road from her parents, said: “I was in bed and heard the explosion, come outside and saw the house on fire. I thought it was next door and then people came over and told me it was my mum and dad’s. Leanne Wilson said: “I was in bed and heard the explosion, come outside and saw the house on fire. I thought it was next door and then people came over and told me it was my mum and dad’s.
“Two people jumped out of the window and one of them had to get off the roof and that’s how they got out.“Two people jumped out of the window and one of them had to get off the roof and that’s how they got out.
“They’ve been there years. They’ve lost everything. A lot of memories from years ago. They’ve lost a lot. I’m shocked. Just trying to keep myself together. I’ve got a lot of friends and family supporting me.“They’ve been there years. They’ve lost everything. A lot of memories from years ago. They’ve lost a lot. I’m shocked. Just trying to keep myself together. I’ve got a lot of friends and family supporting me.
“I saw them when they were over the road and they were on a mattress. It was horrible.”“I saw them when they were over the road and they were on a mattress. It was horrible.”
As a fundraising campaign was launched to help the family recover financially from the blast, it emerged that John Wilson had survived a double lung transplant in 2004.
Hazel Wilson was nominated for a Pride of Manchester award in 2005 for caring for her husband, the Manchester Evening News reported.
A spokeswoman for the North West ambulance service earlier said six people had been injured – one with major burns and five with minor injuries – but it is thought more patients have since gone to A&E after helping the family escape.A spokeswoman for the North West ambulance service earlier said six people had been injured – one with major burns and five with minor injuries – but it is thought more patients have since gone to A&E after helping the family escape.
The spokeswoman had said that one patient was taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, another to Wythenshawe hospital and others to Tameside hospital.The spokeswoman had said that one patient was taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, another to Wythenshawe hospital and others to Tameside hospital.