PA MediaA woman has been found dead at the scene of a major gas explosion that destroyed a house in Birmingham and damaged others.
"We're very sad to confirm that a woman has been found dead at the scene," West Midlands Fire Service said.
A man also suffered life-threatening injuries in the blast in Dulwich Road, Kingstanding, which happened just after 20:30 BST on Sunday.
At least three other homes were damaged and properties were evacuated.
The man was rescued from the house by people at the scene but had suffered "very serious" injuries, the ambulance service said.
Four other men suffered more minor injuries and were discharged by paramedics.
Footage on social media showed flames, damage and debris from a terraced red brick house.
The badly injured man was taken to the city's Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment in its major trauma centre.
Residents said they had clambered past flaming debris and through rubble to reach the man.
"Everyone was watching, the house was on fire, nobody was going in, so we could see a way in - so we went in the house, me and about a dozen others," a man, who did not want to be named, told the PA news agency.
He said dust from a loft insulation was burning around them.
"We got him out, he ended up coming out on a mattress," he said.
One resident told the BBC she heard a bang before the house and windows shook.
She the said the whole community had been affected. "I didn't sleep last night, it's so sad," she said.
Another said of the explosion: "I thought it was a bomb, I thought a bomb had gone off."
West Midlands Fire Service said further investigations were taking place at the scene.
"Good progress has been made, we've scaled down the resources we have at the incident but remain in attendance," the service said.
It sent 25 firefighters to tackle the blaze after the explosion.
Following the blast and fire, which also damaged vehicles, evacuations took place and people were urged to avoid the area.
West Midlands Police said Dulwich Road and surrounding roads were closed and would be "for a very long time".
The force thanked those who had "helped shocked and injured neighbours".
One man posted on Twitter to praise his cousin, who he said had run into the burning building to rescue someone.
Birmingham councillor Sharon Thompson said her thoughts were with everyone involved in the "horrific explosion".
Six fire crews, three ambulances, five paramedic officers and a national inter-agency liaison officer were among the resources sent to the scene.
Fire service area commander Steve Ball described the scene as "challenging".
"One house had been completely destroyed and three neighbouring properties had also been quite badly affected," Mr Ball said.
"There are approximately six other houses that have been evacuated and the residents are currently being looked after by the local authority."
Rick Payne, a city councillor, went to the scene to help after hearing a "massive explosion" while watching television.
He spoke to the authority's chief executive who sent emergency planning staff.
"The reason for that was to make sure that if people needed to be accommodated who had been evacuated, that could be done at the earliest opportunity," he said.
Cadent, the gas emergency service for the West Midlands, said its teams were on site as part of the multi-agency response and added its thoughts were with those affected.
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