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| Man is injured in 'gas explosion' | Man is injured in 'gas explosion' |
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| A man was treated in hospital after a gas explosion, which blew the windows out of his home in Flintshire. | A man was treated in hospital after a gas explosion, which blew the windows out of his home in Flintshire. |
| The force of the explosion at the house in Stanley Street in Mold at 0910 GMT also blew the front door off. | |
| A man in his early 40s was treated for burns to his hands at Wrexham Maelor Hospital but later released, while his parents suffered shock. | A man in his early 40s was treated for burns to his hands at Wrexham Maelor Hospital but later released, while his parents suffered shock. |
| The street was cordoned off and three properties evacuated, and gas engineers and fire officers were checking homes. | |
| The man, who has not been named, later returned to the area after being discharged from hospital, with his hands in bandages. | The man, who has not been named, later returned to the area after being discharged from hospital, with his hands in bandages. |
| Anybody walking past would have been killed. The force was so strong the front door blew off and hit a house over the road Resident Richie Jones | Anybody walking past would have been killed. The force was so strong the front door blew off and hit a house over the road Resident Richie Jones |
| He said: "Everything's all right, I'm just a bit sore." | He said: "Everything's all right, I'm just a bit sore." |
| Noel Lloyd, who lives in Stanley Street, said; "It was a hell of a bang. We all heard it. | Noel Lloyd, who lives in Stanley Street, said; "It was a hell of a bang. We all heard it. |
| "If you saw the inside of the house you would not believe anybody got out alive." | "If you saw the inside of the house you would not believe anybody got out alive." |
| He said he spoke to the man hurt in the explosion. | He said he spoke to the man hurt in the explosion. |
| "He said everything fell on top of him,. the ceiling, everything. He couldn't believe he'd got out alive. | "He said everything fell on top of him,. the ceiling, everything. He couldn't believe he'd got out alive. |
| "I asked him what happened and he said he just sat down to watch TV, lit a cigarette and then 'Whoosh!'." | "I asked him what happened and he said he just sat down to watch TV, lit a cigarette and then 'Whoosh!'." |
| Mr Lloyd said residents in the street were evacuated 11 years ago when there was a problem with a gas main. | Mr Lloyd said residents in the street were evacuated 11 years ago when there was a problem with a gas main. |
| Another resident, Richie Jones, helped to douse curtains that had caught alight. | Another resident, Richie Jones, helped to douse curtains that had caught alight. |
| He said: "I dragged the curtains out. I went inside and the TV remote control was still smoking. Everything that was near the gas meter was on fire. | He said: "I dragged the curtains out. I went inside and the TV remote control was still smoking. Everything that was near the gas meter was on fire. |
| He said the injured man had escaped quickly but his parents were "wondering around at the back of the house". | He said the injured man had escaped quickly but his parents were "wondering around at the back of the house". |
| He added: "They have all been incredibly lucky. His parents looked OK but they were very shaken up. | He added: "They have all been incredibly lucky. His parents looked OK but they were very shaken up. |
| Mr Jones said, if it had happened a bit earlier, children walking to the Bryn Coch primary school could have been injured in the blast because they all walk down the street. | Mr Jones said, if it had happened a bit earlier, children walking to the Bryn Coch primary school could have been injured in the blast because they all walk down the street. |
| Investigation | Investigation |
| "Anybody walking past would have been killed. The force was so strong the front door blew off and hit a house over the road." | "Anybody walking past would have been killed. The force was so strong the front door blew off and hit a house over the road." |
| North Wales Fire Service said crews from Mold and Buckley were called to the explosion along with the other emergency services. | North Wales Fire Service said crews from Mold and Buckley were called to the explosion along with the other emergency services. |
| The spokesperson said the injured man had been taken to hospital at Wrexham | The spokesperson said the injured man had been taken to hospital at Wrexham |
| Properties on Stanley Street were currently being checked out by the fire service and gas engineers. | Properties on Stanley Street were currently being checked out by the fire service and gas engineers. |
| The cause of the explosion is now under investigation. | The cause of the explosion is now under investigation. |