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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 with burn injuries following a suspected gas explosion in Berkshire. | |
| Thames Valley Police were called to a "badly damaged" detached house on Sutherland Chase, Ascot, at 12:23 GMT. | |
| Engineers from National Grid, which is responsible for gas supplies in the area, attended the incident alongside Berkshire Fire Service. | Engineers from National Grid, which is responsible for gas supplies in the area, attended the incident alongside Berkshire Fire Service. |
| A number of properties in Sutherland Chase and nearby Nash Gardens have been evacuated by the police. | |
| Neighbours said the front of the house was demolished, leaving the top of the stairs exposed and a large amount of rubble in front of it. | |
| 'Windows shook' | |
| The condition of the man and woman who were taken to hospital in Southampton is not yet known, but there are not believed to be any other casualties. | |
| A police cordon is in place and an investigation is under way. | |
| Samantha Billingham, who lives on Sutherland Chase, said her husband witnessed the explosion. | 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. | "He heard a really loud noise and our windows shook," she said. |
| Roger Crunden, who also lives in a nearby property, said: "It was how I imagined a bomb going off to sound." |