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Fifty homes have been evacuated following a gas explosion near a railway station. | |
South Wales Police said emergency services were dealing with the incident at Alexander Place, Abercanaid, in Merthyr Tydfil. | |
Some 35 residents are currently being housed at a temporary rest centre in a church hall. | |
There are no reports of any injuries and it is not thought that properties have been damaged. | |
Police said initial reports suggested that 30ft (9m) high flames could be seen as gas escaped from a mains close to Pentrebach railway station. | |
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, which also said a gas mains was involved, has sent two fire engines. | |
A spokeswoman said the gas main was "well alight" and that crews would be on the scene for most of the night. | |
She added: "At the moment we have safety jets deployed in the area. Nobody has been injured. | |
"There has been a cordon placed around the mains for safety. It is not known what caused the explosion at this stage." | |
The residents are being housed at the St Peter and St Paul church hall in Chapel Street, Abercanaid. |