One house has been destroyed and several others have been significantly damaged after an explosion in Birmingham.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said a man is in a "life-threatening" condition following the blast in Dulwich Road, in the Kingstanding area of the city.
He said: "A man was helped from the property by people at the scene but had suffered very serious injuries.
"After assessment and treatment at the scene, he was taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with the MERIT team travelling with the ambulance.
"His condition on arrival at hospital was described as life-threatening."
Four further men were assessed by ambulance crews for minor conditions, but have since been discharged at the scene.
One property has been completely destroyed with three others badly damaged, the spokesman said.
A number of nearby vehicles were also damaged in the blast.
A total of six fire crews are also at the site, along with responders from Cadent Gas and the National Grid.
Evacuations are taking place and residents have been told to follow first responders "immediately".
Police thanked those who had "helped shocked and injured neighbours".
The cause of the explosion is not yet known.
Video footage showed huge flames, damaged properties and a large pile of debris from a mid-terraced house.
Police were called to the street at about 8.40pm on Sunday.
"Dulwich Road and surrounding roads are closed and will be for a very long time," the force said in a statement.
"Please help us by avoiding the area."
Rick Payne, a city councillor for the ward, heard a "massive explosion" while watching television shortly after 8.30pm, and walked across to Dulwich Road to see what had happened.
He said: "I recognised that as probably most likely to be a gas explosion.
"The house itself, where the explosion occurred, has physically been destroyed."
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