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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 in north London, police said. 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 shop is being treated in hospital for burns. Two others suffered injuries from the force of the blast. 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.
Firefighters attended the scene and managed to put out the fire. The cause of the explosion is not yet known, police said. Twenty firefighters managed to put out the fire and evacuated nearby buildings. The cause of the explosion is not yet known, police said.
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
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.
The man seen coming out of the premises is in a serious but stable condition, police said. 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
A woman aged 26 suffered glass injuries to her leg and a man, 31, sustained a back injury. Both casualties, who were treated at the scene by paramedics, were injured by the impact of the explosion. 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 to the shop said: "There was a mighty bang. 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."