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A house has dramatically blown up in what is suspected to be a gas explosion.
Footage circulating online shows plumes of black smoke and flames coming from a property on Lancaster Road in Yate, Somerset, on Tuesday morning.
One eyewitness, Neil Lewis, told the BBC that he saw the flames while driving past at 06.50am, with “debris everywhere” and local residents gathered in the street.
“I thought I’d call in to see what it was and if anyone needed help," he said.
"The house has gone up, it looks like an explosion.
"There’s debris everywhere and people in the street. I’m not sure if it was the neighbours or the people in the house, but it looked like they were being cared for. They looked in shock, in distress."
Avon and Somerset Police and the fire and rescue service have been contacted for comment.
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