Two men have been injured after a house explosion in Yorkshire.
Videos posted on social media show flames rising from a property in Dewsbury with the outside wall at its blown to pieces.
Nearby residents told our sister title Yorkshire Live that the explosion shook the other houses along Crescent Walk in Ravensthorpe.
A 55-year-old man, who was in the property at the time of the blast, is being treated in hospital for serious injuries, police said.
Another man is receiving treatment for a head injury after he was struck by flying debris.
Emergency services, including five fire crews, police, ambulance and specialist teams, were called to the house at shortly after 11.30am today.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Officer and fire and ambulance services attended the incident in which it was apparent a property had suffered significant damage and was on fire.
“A 55-year-old man in the house was taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries caused by the incident.
“The injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
“Another male, who suffered a head injury after being struck by debris, was treated at the scene.
“He was later taken to hospital for further treatment to the injury, which is not life-threatening.”
One resident described hearing "a huge booming sound".
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service says it is investigating the cause of the fire.
A spokesperson said: “We got a call at 11.37 this morning to reports of an explosion at a domestic property in Crescent Walk, in the Ravensthorpe area of Dewsbury.
“We sent along crews from Mirfield, Dewsbury, Rastrick, Ossett, and Morley.
“We also sent out technical rescue crews from Cleckheaton, and an aerial appliance from Wakefield.
“We’ve also got search and rescue dogs attending at the scene as well.”
A Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust spokeswoman confirmed they had taken two people to hospital.
She said: “We deployed our hazardous area response team, two ambulance and a clinical supervisor to the scene.
“Two patients have been conveyed to hospital for further treatment.”
