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Three people were hurt in an explosion which almost destroyed a shop and a flat in north London, police said. Three people were hurt in an explosion that almost destroyed a north London flat and a shop owned by one of the UK's richest men.
The blast happened in Bell Lane, Hendon, in the early hours. The flat in Bell Lane, Hendon, exploded in the early hours, damaging a shop owned by property tycoon Leo Noe, who is on the Sunday Times Rich List.
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. One man is being treated in hospital for burns and 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. Twenty firefighters put out the fire and evacuated nearby buildings.
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, but the cause of the explosion is not yet known.
The man seen coming out of the flat is in a serious but stable condition, police said. Glass injuries
A woman aged 26 suffered glass injuries to her leg and a man, 31, sustained a back injury believed to be from the force of the blast. A man seen emerging from the flat 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 believed to be from the force of the blast.
Both casualties live in nearby properties and were treated at the scene by paramedics.Both casualties live in nearby properties and were treated at the scene by paramedics.
An elderly woman whose house backs on to the shop was treated for shock after her windows blew out.An elderly woman whose house backs on to the shop was treated for shock after her windows blew out.
Mr Noe is reported to have left a wedding to attend the scene
A woman who lives in a road near 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."
Mr Noe arrived at the scene in his Bentley to inspect the damage, having come straight from a wedding.
Mr Noe's spokesman Shimon Cohen said: "The explosion took place in the flat, which is not owned by Leo Noe.
"The shop was damaged, but we are not concerned about that - we are concerned about the people who were injured."
A fire investigation team is working to discover the cause of the explosion.A fire investigation team is working to discover the cause of the explosion.