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Explosion blows side and roof off Bodmin house | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
An explosion has ripped through a house in Cornwall, blowing off the roof and one side of the building. | |
A fierce fire broke out after the blast at Margaret's Crescent in Bodmin just before 21:00 BST on Tuesday. | |
Police were called in to control traffic and ambulance crews were at the scene, but a spokesman said no-one was hurt. | Police were called in to control traffic and ambulance crews were at the scene, but a spokesman said no-one was hurt. |
Engineers from Western Power dug up the pavement to cut off the electricity to the house. | |
More than 20 firefighters from Bodmin and Lostwithiel battled the blaze. | More than 20 firefighters from Bodmin and Lostwithiel battled the blaze. |
The station manager for Cornwall Fire and Rescue in the east of Cornwall, Lee Griffin, said: "The front of the building had exploded into the front of the garden. There were quite dramatic scenes. | |
"We had to evacuate people from the immediate properties around. Once the fire was under control people were allowed back into their homes. It was amazing that no-one was injured." | |
A full police and fire investigation will get under way later. | A full police and fire investigation will get under way later. |