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Portsmouth house explosion: Updates as investigation begins into cause of blaze which left two people seriously injured in North End
AN investigation is set to begin after a suspected gas explosion in Portsmouth left two people in hospital.
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Hampshire fire service said the ‘serious incident’ in Nelson Avenue, North End, Portsmouth, has seen crews from Cosham, Portchester, Southsea and Havant called in.
An air ambulance helicopter is in the sky above the incident.
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Live updates - Portsmouth fire
Key Events
- A man and woman have been seriously injured in a house explosion
- Around 20 firefighters called to Nelson Avenue, North End
- Fire service declare ‘serious incident'
- Police urging drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area
Air ambulance crews
‘It shook my whole house'
Resident Paige Emery, 27, of Gladys Avenue, said: ‘I heard a proper loud bang it was so loud and powerful it shook my whole house.
‘My housemate... then was banging on my bathroom door.
‘He saw the fire, called the fire brigade, the fire took about 20 minutes to put out in total.’
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