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| Chip shop destroyed in explosion | Chip shop destroyed in explosion |
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| A fish and chip shop in Shropshire has been destroyed in an explosion. | A fish and chip shop in Shropshire has been destroyed in an explosion. |
| At least 30 firefighters were called to the premises in High Street, Broseley, at about 0200 GMT on Thursday. | At least 30 firefighters were called to the premises in High Street, Broseley, at about 0200 GMT on Thursday. |
| Deputy chief fire officer Paul Raymond said mains gas or cylinders could have caused the explosion. Investigations are continuing. | Deputy chief fire officer Paul Raymond said mains gas or cylinders could have caused the explosion. Investigations are continuing. |
| It had been feared someone was in the building at the time of the blast, but this proved not to be the case. High Street has now reopened. | It had been feared someone was in the building at the time of the blast, but this proved not to be the case. High Street has now reopened. |
| 'Very rapidly' | 'Very rapidly' |
| Mr Raymond said buildings either side were "OK" but added a building inspector would be looking at them. | |
| Crews were called in the night (pic: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service) | |
| Gillian Pope, who owns a flower shop next door, said: "We were asleep in bed at about two o clock and there was this enormous explosion and the house seemed to rock. | |
| "I initially thought it was an earthquake and so I went to look through our bedroom window. | |
| "I looked up and the flames were tremendously high in the sky and it was just ablaze." | |
| Jason Maddocks, who lives next door to the chip shop, also heard the explosion. | |
| He added: "I didn't even know it was on fire to start off with and I opened the back door and all the smoke was coming in the flat." | He added: "I didn't even know it was on fire to start off with and I opened the back door and all the smoke was coming in the flat." |
| Crews from several places had been called to the scene | Crews from several places had been called to the scene |
| David Hall, who lives nearby, said there was glass "all over the road". | David Hall, who lives nearby, said there was glass "all over the road". |
| He said: "One of the firefighters I know was saying it was lucky - if (there) was (someone) in it, they'd have been dead." | He said: "One of the firefighters I know was saying it was lucky - if (there) was (someone) in it, they'd have been dead." |
| Mr Raymond said there was a "pile of rubble on the floor" at the scene. | Mr Raymond said there was a "pile of rubble on the floor" at the scene. |
| He added the building was burning "very rapidly" when crews got there. | He added the building was burning "very rapidly" when crews got there. |
| Mr Raymond said: "There was quite a large jet of flame from the gas main we believe or from the cylinder." | Mr Raymond said: "There was quite a large jet of flame from the gas main we believe or from the cylinder." |
| Crews from Tweedale, Much Wenlock, Telford, Wellington and Shrewsbury were called to the scene. | Crews from Tweedale, Much Wenlock, Telford, Wellington and Shrewsbury were called to the scene. |