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| Suffolk house partly collapses in tumble dryer blast | |
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| A house has been badly damaged in an explosion apparently caused by a tumble dryer fire. | |
| It happened on Green Lane in Kessingland, Suffolk, at about 20:35 GMT on Wednesday, leaving one side of the property completely exposed. | |
| It is believed one person, a tenant in the house, was taken to hospital. | It is believed one person, a tenant in the house, was taken to hospital. |
| The owner of the property, David Metherell - who was not present at the time - said the explosion happened after the tumble dryer "ignited". | The owner of the property, David Metherell - who was not present at the time - said the explosion happened after the tumble dryer "ignited". |
| "There were domestic aerosol cans stored in the kitchen and there is some suggestion they may have combusted in the fire," he said. | "There were domestic aerosol cans stored in the kitchen and there is some suggestion they may have combusted in the fire," he said. |
| "My understanding is that the tumble dryer was in use and became ignited and the fire spread quite rapidly and caused the damage." | "My understanding is that the tumble dryer was in use and became ignited and the fire spread quite rapidly and caused the damage." |
| Suffolk Fire and Rescue said it was called to reports of a "tumble dryer explosion". | Suffolk Fire and Rescue said it was called to reports of a "tumble dryer explosion". |
| Firefighters worked with the electricity board, a building control officer and police to make the structure safe. | Firefighters worked with the electricity board, a building control officer and police to make the structure safe. |
| Neighbour Ella Cooper said she was watching TV when she heard a "big explosion sound and a rumble". | |
| "We came running out and we could see the whole side of the house had gone," she said. | |
| "The windows and the frames had blown out and the bricks around the windows had gone too. | |
| "We could see a fire in the front room and the man was in the room where it happened." |