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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". | 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." |