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| Injuries reported in town blast | Injuries reported in town blast |
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| Some people have been injured after a building collapsed in an explosion in Shrewsbury town centre. | Some people have been injured after a building collapsed in an explosion in Shrewsbury town centre. |
| The incident happened on the corner of Smithfield Road next to Welsh Bridge at about 1140 GMT. A West Mercia Police spokesman said a few people were hurt. | The incident happened on the corner of Smithfield Road next to Welsh Bridge at about 1140 GMT. A West Mercia Police spokesman said a few people were hurt. |
| Ambulances and an air ambulance have attended and streets have been cordoned off. | Ambulances and an air ambulance have attended and streets have been cordoned off. |
| BBC reporter Tom Warren, who is at the scene, said there was rubble on the street and fire crews were on site. | BBC reporter Tom Warren, who is at the scene, said there was rubble on the street and fire crews were on site. |
| He said: "I heard a loud bang while shopping in the town centre and came down to see what it was. | He said: "I heard a loud bang while shopping in the town centre and came down to see what it was. |
| "It looked like there'd been an explosion, because there was rubble strewn outside. I saw lots of ambulances and the air ambulance arrived." | "It looked like there'd been an explosion, because there was rubble strewn outside. I saw lots of ambulances and the air ambulance arrived." |
| The incident happened on Sunday morning | The incident happened on Sunday morning |
| Christopher Hobbs, who lives about a quarter of a mile from the site, said he had seen two casualties and the building where the incident happened was "completely destroyed". | |
| He said: "We were in the house watching TV this morning. We heard this huge explosion. It sounded like the chimney had fallen off our house or something. It felt like the whole building shook. | |
| "The building that used to stand on the corner is nothing but a pile of rubble. There was smoke billowing from the area. They brought two casualties through - one on a wheelchair and one on a stretcher." | |