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Kingsland Road gas explosion fire leaves man in hospital
Published:
1:53 AM July 23, 2018
Updated:
10:46 AM October 14, 2020
The fire in Kingsland Road. Picture: Rashaad Subratie - Credit: Archant
A gas explosion outside a block of homes in Kingsland Road caused a blaze that left one man in hospital.
Fire crews were called at 11.39am on Saturday to reports of a “fractured gas main” not far from St Leonard’s Hospital.
One man was treated by medics and taken to hospital and four others were evacuated from their homes as a precaution.
The fire was eventually brought under control by 5.45pm.
Witness Rashaad Subratie said the fire was huge and dozens of people stopped to watch on as firefighters tackled it.
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“There was lots of smoke and remnants of your typical gas smell too,” he told the Gazette.
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