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Ascot homes evacuated after suspected gas explosion | Ascot homes evacuated after suspected gas explosion |
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Two people have been airlifted to hospital following a suspected gas explosion in Berkshire. | Two people have been airlifted to hospital following a suspected gas explosion in Berkshire. |
Thames Valley Police were called to a "badly damaged" detached house on Sutherland Chase, Ascot, at 12:20 GMT. | |
Engineers from National Grid, which is responsible for gas supplies in the area, attended the incident alongside Berkshire Fire Service. | |
A number of neighbouring properties have been evacuated by the police, and an investigation is under way. | |
Samantha Billingham, who lives on Sutherland Chase, said her husband witnessed the explosion. | |
"He heard a really loud noise and our windows shook," she said. |