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Three injured in shop explosion | Three injured in shop explosion |
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Three people were hurt in an explosion which almost destroyed a shop and a flat in north London, police said. | |
The blast happened in Bell Lane, Hendon, at 0213 BST. | The blast happened in Bell Lane, Hendon, at 0213 BST. |
One man who was seen coming out of the premises is being treated in hospital for burns. Two others suffered injuries from the force of the blast. | |
Twenty firefighters managed to put out the fire and evacuated nearby buildings. The cause of the explosion is not yet known, police said. | |
Two police officers were on patrol in the area when the blast occurred. | Two police officers were on patrol in the area when the blast occurred. |
We thought it was probably a bomb going off, then shattering glass which was my daughter's bedroom window being wrecked and all the car alarms going off Local resident | |
The man seen coming out of the flat is in a serious but stable condition, police said. | |
A woman aged 26 suffered glass injuries to her leg and a man, 31, sustained a back injury. Both casualties, who live in nearby properties and were treated at the scene by paramedics, were injured by the impact of the explosion. | |
Another person was treated for shock. | Another person was treated for shock. |
A woman who lives in a road near the shop said: "There was a mighty bang. | |
"We thought it was probably a bomb going off, then shattering glass which was my daughter's bedroom window being wrecked and all the car alarms going off." | "We thought it was probably a bomb going off, then shattering glass which was my daughter's bedroom window being wrecked and all the car alarms going off." |