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Dozens of firefighters have tackled a fire after a gas explosion tore the roof off a terraced house in east London. Dozens of firefighters have battled a huge blaze in east London after a gas ...

A neighbour has said she was left “terrified” after a gas explosion destroyed a home on a street in east London. The blast on Ley Street, Ilford, sent debris flying into the road and sparked a huge ...

A neighbour has said she was "terrified" when a gas explosion destroyed a home on her street. The blast on Ley Street, in Ilford, east London, sent debris flying into the road and sparked a huge fire ...

The neighbour to an East London house which was destroyed in an explosion last night says it was a ‘miracle’ no one in his property was hurt. Alarm was raised in Ilford, East London, last night when a ...

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