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| Birmingham explosion: Woman found dead and man seriously hurt | |
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| The explosion destroyed one house and significantly damaged neighbouring homes | |
| A woman has been found dead at the scene of a major gas explosion that destroyed a house in Birmingham and damaged others. | |
| "We're very sad to confirm that a woman has been found dead at the scene," West Midlands Fire Service said. | |
| A man suffered life-threatening injuries in the blast in Dulwich Road, Kingstanding, just after 20:30 BST on Sunday. | |
| At least three other homes were damaged and properties were evacuated. | |
| The man was rescued from the house by people at the scene but had suffered "very serious" injuries, the ambulance service said. | |
| Four other men suffered more minor injuries and were discharged by paramedics. | Four other men suffered more minor injuries and were discharged by paramedics. |
| Investigations at the scene are continuing | |
| Footage on social media showed flames, damage and debris from a terraced red brick house. | Footage on social media showed flames, damage and debris from a terraced red brick house. |
| The badly injured man was taken to the city's Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment in its major trauma centre. | The badly injured man was taken to the city's Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment in its major trauma centre. |
| West Midlands Fire Service said further investigations were taking place at the scene. | |
| "Good progress has been made, we've scaled down the resources we have at the incident but remain in attendance," the service said. | |
| It sent 25 firefighters to tackle the blaze after the explosion happened shortly before 20:30 BST. | |
| Following the blast and fire, which also damaged vehicles, evacuations took place and people were urged to avoid the area. | Following the blast and fire, which also damaged vehicles, evacuations took place and people were urged to avoid the area. |
| Police said Dulwich Road and surrounding roads were closed and would be "for a very long time". | Police said Dulwich Road and surrounding roads were closed and would be "for a very long time". |
| West Midlands Police thanked those who had "helped shocked and injured neighbours". | West Midlands Police thanked those who had "helped shocked and injured neighbours". |
| Several other homes near to the destroyed home sustained significant damage, said police | |
| One man posted on Twitter to praise his cousin, who he said had run into the burning building to rescue someone. | One man posted on Twitter to praise his cousin, who he said had run into the burning building to rescue someone. |
| Birmingham councillor Sharon Thompson said her thoughts were with everyone involved the "horrific explosion". | |
| Six fire crews, three ambulances, five paramedic officers and a national inter-agency liaison officer were among the resources sent to the scene. | Six fire crews, three ambulances, five paramedic officers and a national inter-agency liaison officer were among the resources sent to the scene. |
| West Midlands Fire Service said Cadent Gas and the National Grid were among those who were managing the incident. | |
| Fire service area commander Steve Ball described the scene as "challenging". | |
| "One house had been completely destroyed and three neighbouring properties had also been quite badly affected," Mr Ball said. | |
| "There are approximately six other houses that have been evacuated and the residents are currently being looked after by the local authority." | "There are approximately six other houses that have been evacuated and the residents are currently being looked after by the local authority." |
| Rick Payne, a city councillor, went to the scene to help and spoke to the authority's chief executive who sent emergency planning staff. | |
| "The reason for that was to make sure that if people needed to be accommodated who had been evacuated, that could be done at the earliest opportunity," he said. | |
| A large number of emergency service workers were sent to the scene | A large number of emergency service workers were sent to the scene |
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