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Willesborough house explosion: Residents trapped in blaze Willesborough house explosion: Seven injured
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"A number of people" were trapped as a result of the destruction, police said"A number of people" were trapped as a result of the destruction, police said
An explosion left people trapped in a house and sparked a search for casualties on a residential street. Seven people have been injured after an explosion left residents trapped in a row of terrace houses.
The front of a house in Mill View, Willesborough, Kent, was reportedly totally destroyed in the blast, which started a fire on the street. The front of a property in Mill View, Willesborough, Kent, was totally destroyed in the blast, which started a fire on the street at 08:00 BST.
Fire crews are continuing to battle the blaze after they were called just before 08:00 BST, and police said they have rescued "a number of people". Two people were taken to hospital to London with serious injuries, South East Coast Ambulance Service said.
Officers are "working to establish if anyone else is unaccounted for". Five others were taken to William Harvey Hospital in Ashford with injuries thought to be less serious.
The blaze is now under control, and fire crews are working to extinguish any remaining hotspots.
Earlier, Kent Police said "a number" of people had been trapped, and officers had been "working to establish if anyone else is unaccounted for".
Houses nearby were evacuated after the explosion shook the terraced homes
Chantel Weller, from Osborne Road, adjacent to the road where the explosion occurred, said: "We all felt our houses shake along this road. The whole house shook, and it felt like something had blown into the side of it.Chantel Weller, from Osborne Road, adjacent to the road where the explosion occurred, said: "We all felt our houses shake along this road. The whole house shook, and it felt like something had blown into the side of it.
"It wasn't very loud but it was a strange feeling."It wasn't very loud but it was a strange feeling.
"People said they thought it might be a gas explosion, and it looks like the houses have been evacuated"People said they thought it might be a gas explosion, and it looks like the houses have been evacuated
"The whole area is cordoned off.""The whole area is cordoned off."
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People are being advised to avoid the area and keep windows and doors closed.People are being advised to avoid the area and keep windows and doors closed.
Four fire crews and South East Coast Ambulance Service are at the site, and gas engineers have also been called. Seven fire crews are at the site, as well two road vehicles from the air ambulance.
Gas engineers have also been called.
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