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| Tingley man injured in gas explosion | |
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| A man has been injured in a gas explosion at a bungalow in Tingley, West Yorkshire. | |
| West Yorkshire Fire Service said three fire engines were sent to the property in The Crescent at about 09:30 BST. | |
| Police officers and council workers evacuated six nearby properties. Northern Gas Networks confirmed the blast was caused by a gas explosion. | |
| BBC Radio Leeds reporter Tracey Gee said a man was treated for suspected burns to his chest. | |
| It is not known if anyone else was injured. | |
| Neighbour Barry Bedford said: "I was watching the TV and [the house] blew up. A big bang and the whole sky was smoking." | |
| Mr Bedford's wife, Joyce, was in bed when she heard what she described as a series of explosions. | |
| She said: "I heard the first bang and then Barry shouted 'Get out of bed'. | |
| "As I was getting out of bed the second explosion went off and then, when we were outside, another explosion went off. | |
| "We do not know what's happened to our house. | |
| "They won't let me back in to get dressed." |