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Police arrest man injured in Manchester house explosion Police arrest man injured in Manchester house explosion
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Police have arrested a man following an explosion at a house in Manchester, which left at least five people injured. Police have arrested a man following an explosion at a house in Manchester that left at least five people injured.
Fire crews were called to a partially collapsed end-of-terrace property in the suburb of Blackley, in the north of the city, at 12.40pm on Monday. Fire crews were called to a partially collapsed end-of-terrace property in the suburb of Blackley in the north of the city at 12.40pm on Monday.
The explosion blew off the top half of a redbrick terrace and partially destroyed the neighbouring house, also causing damage to surrounding properties. Greater Manchester fire and rescue Service said they were treating the incident as a suspected gas explosion. The explosion blew off the top half of a redbrick house, partially destroyed the neighbouring property and damaged others nearby. Greater Manchester fire and rescue service said it was treating the incident as a suspected gas explosion.
A 33-year-old man, who is in a stable condition in hospital following the blast, has been arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion to endanger life.A 33-year-old man, who is in a stable condition in hospital following the blast, has been arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion to endanger life.
North West ambulance service said on Monday that five people were injured in the incident, two of them seriously. Of the two, one is in a critical condition in hospital, and the other is the suspect. North West ambulance service said on Monday that five people had been injured in the incident, two of them seriously. Of the two, one is in a critical condition and the other is the suspect.
DI Dave Sinclair said it had been “a devastating incident”, but that good progress was being made in the investigation into the cause of the explosion. DI Dave Sinclair said it had been a devastating incident, but that good progress was being made in the investigation into the cause of the explosion.
“But we still need to hear from anyone who believes they have any information about what happened,” he added. “The house is now being treated as a crime scene. Given the problematic working conditions, it may be several days before we will be able to return the street to normality.” “But we still need to hear from anyone who believes they have any information about what happened,” he said. “The house is now being treated as a crime scene. Given the problematic working conditions, it may be several days before we will be able to return the street to normality.”
Speaking to Manchester Evening News following the incident on Monday, neighbours compared the sound of the explosion to a bomb. “I went to the street and it looks like it has taken out an entire house,” one man said. “There were loads of police and fire crews there.” Speaking to the Manchester Evening News after incident, neighbours compared the sound of the explosion to a bomb. “I went to the street and it looks like it has taken out an entire house,” one man said. “There were loads of police and fire crews there.”
A neighbour said: “The house shook; we thought someone had crashed a car into our house, so we went out to see and it was that bang.” A neighbour said: “The house shook. We thought someone had crashed a car into our house, so we went out to see and it was that bang.”
Firefighters also rescued a kitten from the debris of the house. The fire service posted photos of the kitten on Twitter: Firefighters also rescued a kitten from the debris of the house and posted images of the animal on Twitter:
Firefighters have rescued this little kitten from the debris at the house explosion in Blackley. It's being very well looked after. pic.twitter.com/W1qQHimKXIFirefighters have rescued this little kitten from the debris at the house explosion in Blackley. It's being very well looked after. pic.twitter.com/W1qQHimKXI