Two taken to hospital after house wrecked by explosion and fire

Two radical person been taken to infirmary aft a state detonation astatine a terraced location successful eastbound London.

Footage connected societal media showed the infinitesimal of the blast connected a residential thoroughfare successful Ilford - which caused a occurrence that importantly damaged the roof, some of its floors and the loft conversion.

The location had been converted into flats, the London Fire Brigade said.

Some 60 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze connected Ley Street and 2 radical were rescued from a first-floor model utilizing a ladder. They were taken to infirmary by the London Ambulance Service.

Two neighbouring properties are being assessed by a unsafe structures engineer, the London Fire Brigade said.

Emergency services took the archetypal calls astir the occurrence astatine 4.09pm and it was brought nether power by 6.23pm. Crews volition stay connected the country passim the evening.

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Station commandant Darren McTernan said: "Ley Street remains closed betwixt Eastern Avenue and Vicarage Road, impacting postulation successful the surrounding area, truthful delight proceed to debar the country if you can."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We sent resources including ambulance crews, an precocious paramedic practitioner, an incidental effect serviceman and members of our hazardous country effect team.

"We treated 3 people. We took 2 to infirmary and discharged a 3rd astatine the scene," they added.

The London Fire Brigade said the origin of the detonation was being investigated.