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| Three in hospital after explosion and fire in Halifax | Three in hospital after explosion and fire in Halifax |
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| Six houses were affected in the explosion in Halifax | Six houses were affected in the explosion in Halifax |
| Three people have been taken to hospital after an explosion in West Yorkshire in the early hours. | Three people have been taken to hospital after an explosion in West Yorkshire in the early hours. |
| Fire crews were called to Spring Hall Grove in Halifax just after midnight following a blast which had affected six houses, a West Yorkshire Fire Service spokesperson said. | Fire crews were called to Spring Hall Grove in Halifax just after midnight following a blast which had affected six houses, a West Yorkshire Fire Service spokesperson said. |
| Five crews and an aerial ladder were used to extinguish the blaze, they added. | Five crews and an aerial ladder were used to extinguish the blaze, they added. |
| A Northern Gas Networks spokesperson said its crews were called to the scene shortly afterwards and that they were "working closely with the emergency services to support the incident". | A Northern Gas Networks spokesperson said its crews were called to the scene shortly afterwards and that they were "working closely with the emergency services to support the incident". |
| Meanwhile, they added that it was "too early to speculate on the cause at this time". | Meanwhile, they added that it was "too early to speculate on the cause at this time". |
| Marie Roberts, 36, who lives nearby, witnessed the blaze. | |
| She said she had wished her daughter, who turned 19 today, a happy birthday just before midnight as they turned in for the night. | |
| "I heard a bang, my daughter shouted from the top bedroom that there was a fire," she said. | "I heard a bang, my daughter shouted from the top bedroom that there was a fire," she said. |
| "I went to have a look through her window and the whole roof was ablaze. | "I went to have a look through her window and the whole roof was ablaze. |
| "The fire went down the house. | "The fire went down the house. |
| "I've never seen a fire do that before." | "I've never seen a fire do that before." |
| Fire crews worked through the night at the properties | Fire crews worked through the night at the properties |
| Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. | Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. |