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Three people injured in gas blast | Three people injured in gas blast |
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Three people have been injured and others left trapped when two cottages collapsed in a gas explosion in Harrow, north-west London. | |
It happened in Stanley Road opposite South Harrow station and reportedly shook houses for miles around. | It happened in Stanley Road opposite South Harrow station and reportedly shook houses for miles around. |
Two people were rescued after the two-storey buildings were destroyed. | |
Daniel Evans, who lives nearby, said: "I've just seen literally no house at all left, basically, and there's glass, bricks, smoke, dust everywhere." | Daniel Evans, who lives nearby, said: "I've just seen literally no house at all left, basically, and there's glass, bricks, smoke, dust everywhere." |
Another eyewitness, Dan Llewelleyn-Hall said the force of the blast blew his windows and door out. | Another eyewitness, Dan Llewelleyn-Hall said the force of the blast blew his windows and door out. |
He said people in the street were blown off their feet, and he saw casualties being stretchered away. | |
It could be some time before we know exactly what has happenede National Grid spokeswoman | |
Firefighters believe there are still people trapped in the rubble, London Fire Brigade said. | |
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said they were called at 2140 BST. | |
The spokesman said: "There are three casualties. | |
"The first is a 26-year-old man suffering from a serious head injury. | |
"He has been taken to Northwick Park hospital. | |
"The second is a 17-year-old female who is suffering from burns and has been taken to Chelsea and Westminster hospital. | |
"The third patient has minor injuries and is being assessed on the scene." | |
A spokeswoman for National Grid said its engineers were heading to the scene. | A spokeswoman for National Grid said its engineers were heading to the scene. |
She said: "They will carry out some checks. It could be some time before we know exactly what has happened." | She said: "They will carry out some checks. It could be some time before we know exactly what has happened." |
Six fire engines and 30 firefighters remain at the scene. | |
The blast site is less than half a mile from a block of flats where there was a gas explosion in February. | |
One man was injured and nearby homes were evacuated. |