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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 his house on the outskirts of west Belfast.A pensioner has survived a gas cannister explosion which destroyed his house 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.The huge blast ripped through the elderly man's bungalow in Glassveigh Gardens in Twinbrook at about 2330 BST.
The blast caused three walls and part of the roof of the house to be blown out.The blast caused three walls and part of the roof of the house to be blown out.
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.
Thirteen-year-old Conor Brennan heard the explosion.Thirteen-year-old Conor Brennan heard the explosion.
"There was a sort of explosion and doors started to shake and the pictures on the wall started to shake."There was a sort of explosion and doors started to shake and the pictures on the wall started to shake.
"Then we went out and everyone was just running out of their houses. Then a couple of minutes later the fire brigade and the police came," he said."Then we went out and everyone was just running out of their houses. Then a couple of minutes later the fire brigade and the police came," he said.