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| Flat explosion was 'suspicious' | |
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| An explosion that destroyed a shop belonging to one of Britain's richest men and injured three people was suspicious, police have said. | |
| A 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 is critically ill in hospital with burns and two others suffered injuries from the force of the blast. | |
| Twenty firefighters put out the fire and evacuated nearby buildings. | Twenty firefighters put out the fire and evacuated nearby buildings. |
| Two police officers were on patrol in the area when the explosion happened but the cause is not yet known. | |
| Glass injuries | Glass injuries |
| A man seen emerging from the flat is in a hospital burns unit in a critical condition, police said. | |
| 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 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. |
| The explosion and resulting fire caused massive damage to the premises Det Sgt Mark Tyrrell Metropolitan Police | |
| 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. |
| 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 (we heard) 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 arrived at the scene in his Bentley to inspect the damage, having come straight from a wedding. |
| Mr Noe is reported to have left a wedding to attend the scene | |
| Mr Noe's spokesman Shimon Cohen said: "The explosion took place in the flat, which is not owned by Leo Noe. | 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." | "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. |
| Det Sgt Mark Tyrrell of the Metropolitan Police said: "The explosion and resulting fire caused massive damage to the premises and has affected properties in the surrounding area. | |
| "It is a miracle that not more people were hurt as a result." |