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Keighley gas blast homes evacuated
Published: 5th Feb 2012 10:13:06
Ten homes have been evacuated after a gas explosion at a house in Keighley which left two people injured.
More than 20 firefighters were called to the incident in Brook Row in the Oakworth area of the town on Saturday night. Fire crews remain at the scene.
Two people were taken to hospital, one with burns to the hands and face, the other suffering from smoke inhalation.
Firefighters worked with gas engineers to cap the gas mains, a West Yorkshire Fire Service spokeswoman said.
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BBC News, 2012. Keighley gas blast homes evacuated. [Online] (Updated 05 Feb 2012)Available at: http://www.manchesterwired.co.uk/news.php/223334-Keighley-gas-blast-homes-evacuated [Accessed 19th June 2013]
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