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| House fire 'caused gas explosion' | |
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| An explosion at the back of a house in Portadown was caused by a fire which spread to a gas cylinder and an oil tank, the Fire Service has said. | |
| No-one was injured in the blast which occurred just after 1500 BST in Lynden Gate, off the Ballyhannon Road. | |
| It is believed the occupants were not at home at the time. Police are investigating the incident. | |
| Resident Chris Goward who heard the explosion said the force of the blast blew over a neighbour's fence. | |
| He said the blaze spread to the adjacent house. | |
| "I heard a very loud bang and went to investigate," he told the BBC News Website. "Then I saw the flames. | "I heard a very loud bang and went to investigate," he told the BBC News Website. "Then I saw the flames. |
| "The people who owned the house were not there at the time, they came back later. | "The people who owned the house were not there at the time, they came back later. |
| "The fence next door had been blown right over. There was very thick smoke. The fire spread to the other garden." | "The fence next door had been blown right over. There was very thick smoke. The fire spread to the other garden." |
| Three fire crews initially attended the blaze. | Three fire crews initially attended the blaze. |