Two people are feared missing after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a bungalow near Newmarket this lunchtime.
An aerial image of what remains of the property shows a scene of devastation after police were called to "multiple explosions".
Emergency services - including four fire engines - raced to the scene just after 12.15pm and closed nearby roads as they tackled the blaze.
In one shocking image the roof of the detached property has been completely blown off, rubble and bricks lie in the garden, while interior walls are charcoal black.
One neighbour said it rattled the windows of homes further along the road and likened the sound to a "First World War bomb".
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Another resident, who did not want to be named, told local media: "My daughter heard a bang and about 20 minutes later, I saw smoke billowing out.
"Our immediate neighbour said it was pretty loud. I think there were two explosions."
Police have taped off the area and erected a tent as they investigate what happened.
A spokeswoman from Suffolk County Council confirmed this afternoon "there are two people unaccounted for" following the fire.
The spokeswoman added: "We don’t know if they are away or if they were in the house."
A search dog has also been spotted being taken towards the bungalow.
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One of the firefighters told Cambridgeshire Live: “Three fire engines responded to this and they were faced with multiple explosions in the rear of the property and there was severe structural damage to the property.
“It was quite a big bungalow [...] and the rear of the bungalow is totally destroyed by the fire.”
A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue added: "It's a detached bungalow which was on fire and has suffered a partial collapse.
"The fire is being contained at the moment.
"There's no confirmation of the cause at the moment."
Haverhill Police also tweeted: "Emergency services are currently on the scene.
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"Police were called by fire at 12.14 to reports of a possible gas explosion at an address on the Street, Lidgate, Newmarket.
"The Street Is presently closed and is likely to be for sometime."
Meanwhile, incident commander Darren Reeve said work was continuing to establish the whereabouts of the two missing people.
He said: "We are working extremely hard to try and identify if we have anyone in or not.
"We'd like to thank the neighbours, on our initial attendance we worked quite hard with the neighbours to try to ascertain whether anyone was in the property.
"We were then given information about the residents who live here and at this moment, that's all the information we have."
