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House destroyed after explosion
A house has been destroyed after a reported gas explosion - with three people taken to hospital.
The house in Yate near Bristol was burnt almost completely to the ground after the blast caused a fire on Tuesday morning. Around 40 people have been evacuated from surrounding homes in the area, with a refuge centre set up nearby, Avon and Somerset Police said.
The three people taken to hospital are not believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries. A fourth person was treated by ambulance services at the scene, firefighters said.
Read more from Sky News:Woman dies in skydiving incidentHuge fire breaks out at electrical substation "We were called at 6.53am to reports of a gas explosion in a residential home on Lancaster Road, Yate this morning," Avon Fire and Rescue Service said. "The explosion caused a fire, which has now been safely extinguished.
A cordon has been put in place. "Local people are asked to avoid the area while we deal with the incident.".
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