One person has been seriously injured (Pictures: Terry Blackburn/Backgrid/Facebook/Sean Joseph)
One person has been seriously injured (Pictures: Terry Blackburn/BackGrid/Facebook/Sean Joseph)

A home has been destroyed in a suspected gas explosion in Middlesbrough which neighbours have compared to a ‘plane crashing’.

A person who was in the home has been severely burned in the explosion and flown to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary.

The North East Ambulance Service said they sent a duty officer, a clinical team leader, two emergency ambulance crews, a rapid response paramedic, a doctor, four Hazardous Area Response Teams and an air ambulance to the scene.

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks are on the scene, with business operations lead Steve Pigott telling BBC: ‘Our engineers are on site at the request of the emergency services and are supporting them with their investigations.’

Fire crews are on the scene and urging locals to avoid the area around Overdale Road as a cordon has been put in place.

Cleveland Fire Brigade said in a statement: ‘We are currently (18/06/2024 @12:42) dealing with an incident on Kirkland Walk in Middlesbrough. Please avoid the area if you can.’

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The home appears to be completely destroyed (Picture: Facebook)house explosion
The home appears to be completely destroyed (Picture: Facebook)
What is left of the roof appears to be collapsing in on itself (Picture: Jordan Crosby)
What is left of the roof appears to be collapsing in on itself (Picture: Jordan Crosby)
A heavy police presence is at the scene (Picture: Jordan Kroasby)
A heavy police presence is at the scene (Picture: Jordan Crosby)

Photos of the home show debris littered on neighbouring houses and on the road.

The entire façade of the home is blown off.

Witness Sean Joseph posted on Facebook: ‘Absolute carnage, gas explosion.

‘I work from home and just heard a huge explosion. I actually thought it was a plane crashing.’

The Great North Air Ambulance Service is understood to have attended the scene but it’s unknown if they treated anyone.

There was a fire after the explosion, neighbours told Teesside Live, with photos showing firefighters attempting to douse the flames.

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