2011年4月21日星期四

Street evacuated after explosion

20 April 2011, last updated at 20: 38 GMT Fire-damaged house in Merthyr Road, Glynneath 20 houses were either side of the House in Glynneath evacuated a witness told how a suspected gas explosion in a house in the Valley Neath evacuated has led bottle to the houses on the street is.

Annette Whatley was Glynneath in the garden of their house in Merthyr road, when she heard the explosion.

She said: "within five minutes, was the fire up and gone." It was horrendous. "The roof is gone now."

Mid and West Wales Fire and rescue service, said five fire crews with the blaze art trade.

There were no reports of any injuries.

Mrs Whatley said neighbors since they contacted had, in the House, life, who were away on vacation.

A witness describes the scene in the street

She said around 20 properties on each side of the road after the explosion, at about 1530 BST had been evacuated from the emergency services.

She said they were allowed to remain in their home at the end of the road to an elderly couple care, lived at the House where the explosion occurred.

She said: "The road were evacuated." People are outside at the top of the street.

"People [the property] have not been there only so much they were lucky."

"It was an explosion and it went straight through the House." "The Windows were blown up by just in the street."

The fire service said crews visited Abercrave, Hirwaun, Glynneath, Neath and Pontardawe.

A device with an antenna head was sent to the scene after the alert has been raised.

Wales and West, which is responsible for gas connections has engineers on their way.


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