Leicester Gas Explosion: 2 Injured As House Is Completely Destroyed In Birstall

Emergency services are at the scene of a gas explosion at a house in Leicester this morning.

Police, ambulance and fire crews are at an address in Allington Drive, Birstall, amid reports of a loud bang at 7.30am.

Two people are injured and are being attended to by paramedics. The nature of their injuries is not yet known.

Whole house gone on Allington. Awful. Just hope no one was in there http://pic.twitter.com/ANon3aMTqf

— Ticketmaster (@pipes1) December 11, 2017

#birstall#Leicester gas explosion http://pic.twitter.com/ooCRLoeHT6

— Sarah Carr (@SarahCarr_x) December 11, 2017

The gas explosion in birstall was heard by me and my dad in beaumont leys, sounded like someone punching a window

— hapax legomenon (@tommehdean) December 11, 2017

A number of houses have been evacuated as a precaution and Allington Drive is cordoned off as the incident is investigated.

Margaret Burt told the Leicester Mercury: “I was in bed and heard a terrific bang. My bedroom windows blew in. It was terrifying. The whole house was gone. It’s just a pile of rubble and next door lost a bedroom.”  

One twitter user said he heard the noise which “sounded like someone punching a window” from his home in Beaumont Leys, more than two miles away. Another reported hearing it too despite living six miles away.

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