Huge gas explosion destroys house in Lincolnshire village as owner somehow escapes with minor injuries
- Explosion on Holly Close in Bourne on December 13 caused house to collapse
- The occupants are safe and well, a man has minor injuries and is a little shaken
- Building has been severely damaged, fire and gas services are in attendance
- A huge gas explosion destroyed a house in a Lincolnshire village as the owner escapes with minor injuries.
Pictures show the front of the property totally ripped apart with a collapsed roof, with social media users describing it as looking 'like a war zone'.
Somehow the occupants managed to escape the property unhurt and a man is reported to have minor injuries and is a little shaken.
Pictures show the front of the property totally ripped apart with a collapsed roof (pictured)
Social media users describing the home as looking 'like a war zone' after the suspected gas explosion
Somehow the occupants managed to escape the property unhurt and a man is reported to have minor injuries (a home on the street in Bourne, Lincolnshire)
Emergency services were called to the property in Bourne, South Lincolnshire, at 9.13am today. Fire and gas services remained at the scene and roads in the area have been closed.
Bricks and other rubble can be seen piled up in the garden after the explosion erupted this morning and only one window remains intact.
Half of the roof has been torn off and lies on top of the pile in the photographs.
Locals were woken by the the blast and said the noise of the explosion was so loud that it could be heard several miles away.
Fire and gas services remained at the scene after the blast tore the front of the house off
One resident said the man was 'standing outside after the explosion' and said that he was safe to go back into the property 'because he'd turned the gas off'.
A man, who lives opposite the house and wished to remain anonymous, said: 'All we know was there was an explosion. There was a big bang.
'I don't know the cause but we just assumed there'd been an explosion. Then we saw the house partially demolished.
'We're only the width of the road away. It was quite frightening.'
A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police said: 'The scene has been assessed and it has been deemed that there is no need to evacuate any other houses.
Emergency services were called to the property in Bourne, South Lincolnshire, at 9.13am today
Locals said the noise of the explosion was so loud that it could be heard several miles away
'This was reported to us at 9.13 am. Incident 95 refers.'
Users took to social media after a picture of the ruined building was posted on Lincolnshire Police Motorcycles' Twitter.
One wrote: 'Wow that's awful to see.'
Another said: 'Like something out a warzone, hope everyone is safe.'
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