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Explosion causes damage to flats | |
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A gas explosion has damaged a block of flats in west London but no-one is reported hurt. | |
Investigations are under way into the cause of the blast, which blew out five windows on the first floor of the four-storey block on Thursday morning. | |
The London Fire Brigade was called to Macbeth Street in Hammersmith after reports of a gas explosion and say they believe the cause was a ruptured main. | |
Six fire engines were called to the scene at Riverside Gardens. | |
One eyewitness said he was working nearby when he heard the loud bang. | One eyewitness said he was working nearby when he heard the loud bang. |
"We went outside and when you looked down Macbeth Street you could see bits of buildings, glass, wood, curtains, strewn all over the street," he said. | "We went outside and when you looked down Macbeth Street you could see bits of buildings, glass, wood, curtains, strewn all over the street," he said. |
Hammersmith Council have set up a rest centre for people unable to move back into their flats while the investigation goes on. |