Kingstanding

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Birmingham explosion: Man suffers life-threatening injuries (BBC News)

One home is destroyed and several others badly damaged in a suspected gas explosion in Birmingham.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Were you in the area? Did you witness the incident? "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. West Midlands Fire Service said Cadent Gas and the National Grid were among those who were managing the incident. The man was rescued from the house by people at the scene but had suffered "very serious" injuries, the ambulance service said.

Birmingham explosion: Woman dies following blast at a home in ... (ITV News)

Police were called to Dulwich Road in Kingstanding at 8.30pm Sunday where one house has been destroyed and several others "significantly damaged".

"The house itself, where the explosion occurred, has physically been destroyed. The statement continued: "The number of casualties or injuries is not confirmed at this time. "On arrival it was clear a gas explosion had taken place. One of the people who “put [their] own life at risk” by running into the burning house to save someone inside, according to their cousin on social media. Now there should be another house on our side of it - but that's been completely flattened." Then the houses further along the street have been damaged collaterally from the blast." "On scene at the moment we've got six appliances, we've got our technical rescue teams and we've also got our fire dog here." In a statement on its website WMFS said: "The explosion, the cause of which is unknown at this time, has destroyed one property and caused damage to other properties and vehicles nearby." West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) said West Midlands Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service, Cadent Gas and the National Grid are all working to manage the incident. Nearby cars had also been affected. "Our teams are on-site at the incident in Kingstanding, assisting the multi-agency response as the gas emergency service for the West Midlands". West Midlands Ambulance Service said people at the scene rescued a man from the destroyed house but he had "very significant injuries" and was taken to the major trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Kingstanding house explosion neighbour says 'toilet break saved ... (Birmingham Live)

Neighbours have described the terrifying moment a fireball ripped through a Birmingham home - bringing ceilings crashing down.

Before you knew it we were out the house and the house three doors away was on fire. Sue, 48, said: "I was actually in bed and I heard this almighty bang and the whole house shook. They put him on a mattress which had blown out from the house and the emergency services arrived." "My ceiling folded and landed in my front room next to me. "I ran outside and heard someone out the back shouting ‘help’. There was about 10 to 15 of us. He said: "There were two explosions - an initial blowout and then a massive explosion.

Pictured: Woman who died in Kingstanding huge gas explosion is ... (Daily Mail)

Doreen Rees-Bibb did not survive the blaze which reduced her home to rubble and left her buried under several feet of debris in Birmingham as her partner is ...

We went through the house - and that house is gone.' The cause of the explosion is not yet known,' West Midlands Police said West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed people at the scene rescued a man from the destroyed house but he had 'very significant injuries' and was taken to hospital. People in the area must immediately follow the instructions of first responders' The cause of the explosion is not yet known. People in the area must immediately follow the instructions of first responders. Emergency services said evacuations were taking place and people have been urged to avoid the area, with Dulwich Road and surrounding roads closed. 'So we went in the house, me and about a dozen others. He said: 'It was really, really shocking and scary, the worst experience of my life. By the time he escaped, neighbours had carried Mr Murphy out on an abandoned mattress which was retrieved from a nearby garden. About 20 people were evacuated and given shelter at a nearby pub after the incident on Sunday night. His missus Doreen was stuck in the house.'

Birmingham explosion: Woman found dead in Kingstanding after ... (iNews)

A man also suffered 'very significant injuries' and is in a 'life-threatening condition' following the explosion.

He added: “The house itself, where the explosion occurred, has physically been destroyed. Another neighbour, who did not wish to be identified, said: “We went in the house, me and about a dozen others. [The pub] has helped out a lot of families who would have had no where to stay last night.” His condition on arrival at hospital was described as life-threatening. “We tried to get to her but the flames and heat was too much and the fire service had started to do their job.” A spokesman for the fire service said in a statement: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with everyone affected.”

Fundraising campaign launched for families made homeless in ... (expressandstar.com)

Some families spent the night in the Kingstanding Inn, Warren Farm Road. The pub, along with the Beggars Bush, is now collecting donations for the families; two ...

"The money will be donated directly to the immediate victims to cover costs of temporary accommodation, clothing, food and anything else needed in such a tragic time." One Callum Attwood, said: "I do not want to be a hero, there was 15 lads in the garden helping." One woman died and a man is fighting for his life after the home in Dulwich Road, Kingstanding, was blown apart by a gas explosion at around 8.30pm.

Kingstanding pub provides beds to evacuated families after fatal gas ... (Birmingham Live)

Kind-hearted pub bosses rushed to the aid of Birmingham families evacuated from their homes following a fatal gas explosion. A woman died and a man left ...

They put him on a mattress which had blown out from the house and the emergency services arrived." I was actually in bed and I heard this almighty bang and the whole house shook. He said: "We heard a massive blast and our bodies shook. Local pub The Kingstanding Inn took in six families including a foster family with two children who were forced from their homes. Surrounding properties and nearby cars were also damaged in the Sunday night explosion. Kind-hearted pub bosses rushed to the aid of Birmingham families evacuated from their homes following a fatal gas explosion.