Woman trapped under rubble after ‘massive’ explosion tears through home

Shocking footage shows the aftermath of a suspected gas explosion that rocked homes and left a woman seriously injured after she was buried in the wreckage.

Neighbours described how the windows were blown out of the property following the blast in Bournemouth on Tuesday morning.

One posted on Twitter: ‘I heard a big boom came outside and some guys were already in there helping the lady who lives there! She was trapped under rubble.’

Another added: ‘Thank god for Mike who bravely went inside the property, we heard him shouting for help so my daughter and I went to help and called emergency services.’

A spokesperson for South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust confirmed they had taken one person to hospital following the explosion.

They said: ‘We were called at 09.53am to an incident in the Muscliffe area. We sent a double-crew land ambulance, air ambulance, critical care car, operations officer and doctor.

‘One individual was taken by land ambulance to Southampton General Hospital.’

Katie Lobban, spokeswoman for gas network company SGN, said: ‘Following reports of an explosion in Gunville Crescent, Bournemouth, our engineers joined the emergency services on site earlier this morning.

‘We understand the homeowner who was in the house at the time has been taken to hospital, our thoughts are with them.

‘It’s too early to speculate as to what has happened, and we are working closely with the authorities to help discover the cause.

‘Our engineers are carrying out essential checks to make the situation safe for the local community.’

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