The body of a woman has been found after a house was destroyed in a suspected gas explosion in Birmingham. Read more:
West Midlands Police said they were called just after 8.30pm on Sunday to the incident on Dulwich Road in Kingstanding.
The house in Kingstanding in Birmingham was completely destroyed and several others were badly damaged in a suspected gas blast.Residents described how they clambered past flaming debris, through dust and rubble, shortly after the blast, and pulled an injured man alive from the ruins of the house. A spokesperson said: "A man was helped from the property by people at the scene but had suffered very serious injuries.
Emergency services said evacuations were taking place and people have been urged to avoid the area, with Dulwich Road and surrounding roads closed.WMFS said it was working with West Midlands Police, WMAS, Cadent Gas and the National Grid were all working to manage the incident. "The house itself, where the explosion occurred, has physically been destroyed. Houses either side have, partially. Then the houses further along the street have been damaged collaterally from the blast."
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