A major incident has been declared after a suspected gas explosion which reportedly destroyed up to three terraced houses in Heysham, Lancashire.
Lancashire Fire said on Twitter that 10 units were called to a row of homes on Mallowdale Avenue around 2.30am and that firefighters were searching the scene.
"A major incident has been declared after we (were) called to terraced houses on Mallowdale Avenue. It has been reported that there has been an explosion at a property and firefighters are searching the collapsed property," Lancashire Fire said.
Lancashire Police tweeted that they had put up a safety cordon and evacuated residents from nearby properties in the town some 25 miles northeast of Blackpool.
"We are asking people to please avoid the entire area while we deal with this ongoing incident," the force added.
The North West Ambulance Service tweeted that it had sent units to the scene, with a priority to "ensure people receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible".
Electricity North West said it had paused electricity supplies to the area for safety reasons while the blast was being investigated.
No information on injuries was immediately available, but several residents in the area said that up to three houses had collapsed and that emergency services sirens had been heard near the scene for a prolonged time.
Twitter user @murphy30220538 posted a picture of the scene, saying three houses had collapsed after a "terrible explosion" that "sounds disastrous".
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2021-05-16 03:55:29Z
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