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| Man's home destroyed in gas blast | Man's home destroyed in gas blast |
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| A pensioner has survived a gas cannister explosion which destroyed hishouse on the outskirts of west Belfast. | |
| The huge blast ripped through the elderly man's bungalow in Glassveigh Gardens in Twinbrook at about 2330 BST. Three walls and part of the roof were blown out and the inside was completely destroyed. | The huge blast ripped through the elderly man's bungalow in Glassveigh Gardens in Twinbrook at about 2330 BST. Three walls and part of the roof were blown out and the inside was completely destroyed. |
| The pensioner was taken to hospital but was not seriously injured. A woman who was in an adjoining house suffered shock. | The pensioner was taken to hospital but was not seriously injured. A woman who was in an adjoining house suffered shock. |
| A number of residents had to be evacuated to a local hall while the emergancy services made the area safe. | A number of residents had to be evacuated to a local hall while the emergancy services made the area safe. |