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| Two arrested after pub explosion | Two arrested after pub explosion |
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| Two men have been arrested after an explosion at a Derbyshire pub which police believe could have been a prank which went wrong on Saturday evening. | Two men have been arrested after an explosion at a Derbyshire pub which police believe could have been a prank which went wrong on Saturday evening. |
| An aerosol container is thought to have been thrown into an open fire at the White Hart Hotel, Ashbourne, resulting in a fireball 2m (6.5ft) high. | An aerosol container is thought to have been thrown into an open fire at the White Hart Hotel, Ashbourne, resulting in a fireball 2m (6.5ft) high. |
| Seven people suffered burns to their backs and limbs. | |
| Three injured men were in the high dependency unit at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham on Sunday. | Three injured men were in the high dependency unit at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham on Sunday. |
| Those who had been hurt had to be doused with cold water at a dental surgery opposite the pub in the town centre. | Those who had been hurt had to be doused with cold water at a dental surgery opposite the pub in the town centre. |
| The cause is still being investigated and witnesses are being sought. | The cause is still being investigated and witnesses are being sought. |
| 'Horrendous sight' | 'Horrendous sight' |
| Landlady Angela Archer said: "There was an explosion, and after the explosion a fireball just came out, rolled along the ceiling and then it seemed to go back into the fire and that was it. | Landlady Angela Archer said: "There was an explosion, and after the explosion a fireball just came out, rolled along the ceiling and then it seemed to go back into the fire and that was it. |
| "It was flash seconds, it was awful, it was horrendous, an absolutely horrendous sight." | "It was flash seconds, it was awful, it was horrendous, an absolutely horrendous sight." |
| Paul Winfield, a dentist who lives and works just opposite the White Hart, treated some of the early casualties. | Paul Winfield, a dentist who lives and works just opposite the White Hart, treated some of the early casualties. |
| "There'd been an explosion in the fireplace of the pub opposite which had blown the fire out of the grate and burned several people," he said. | "There'd been an explosion in the fireplace of the pub opposite which had blown the fire out of the grate and burned several people," he said. |
| "When I came down my partner was actually in the surgery already, dousing down people with cold water. | "When I came down my partner was actually in the surgery already, dousing down people with cold water. |
| "Soon after that the paramedics arrived and the fire brigade were in and we let the injured people into the surgery and they were dealt with actually in our waiting room." | "Soon after that the paramedics arrived and the fire brigade were in and we let the injured people into the surgery and they were dealt with actually in our waiting room." |