15/02/2008
Man Injured In London 'Gas Explosion'
A man has been seriously injured in a suspected gas explosion at a block of flats in Harrow, northwest London.
Emergency services were called to the flats in Drinkwater Road in South Harrow shortly after 8am on Friday morning. Six fire engines and more than 30 firefighters are at the scene.
Around 80 people were led to safety from the scene.
A man in his 30s is being treated for quite serious burns. No fatalities have been reported.
(KMcA)
Emergency services were called to the flats in Drinkwater Road in South Harrow shortly after 8am on Friday morning. Six fire engines and more than 30 firefighters are at the scene.
Around 80 people were led to safety from the scene.
A man in his 30s is being treated for quite serious burns. No fatalities have been reported.
(KMcA)
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