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| A 49-year-old man from Truro has been arrested following an explosion that ripped through a house in Cornwall. | A 49-year-old man from Truro has been arrested following an explosion that ripped through a house in Cornwall. |
| More than 20 firefighters battled a fierce fire which broke out after the blast at Margaret's Crescent in Bodmin, just before 21:00 BST on Tuesday. | More than 20 firefighters battled a fierce fire which broke out after the blast at Margaret's Crescent in Bodmin, just before 21:00 BST on Tuesday. |
| Engineers from Western Power dug up the pavement to cut off the electricity to the house after the roof and one side of the building was blown off. | Engineers from Western Power dug up the pavement to cut off the electricity to the house after the roof and one side of the building was blown off. |
| Neighbouring homes were evacuated. A spokesman said no-one was hurt. | Neighbouring homes were evacuated. A spokesman said no-one was hurt. |
| The house in Bodmin was vacant and had little furniture in it when the explosion occurred. | |
| One neighbour said she heard two separate "booms" and rushed outside to see the house badly damaged and ablaze. | |
| Another neighbour, Colin Pearce, had to be dragged from his bed by other street residents who feared the flames could spread to his home, just feet from the burning building. | |
| Mr Pearce said: "I was asleep at the time, I had had a long day and went to bed at 7pm." | |
| 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." | "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." |
| At its peak three fire crews, two from Bodmin and one from nearby Lostwithiel, tackled the fire, the cause of which is still being investigated. | |
| The destroyed house was reportedly on the market at the time the explosion happened. |