A woman has been rushed to hospital after a flat exploded, tearing through the front wall and leaving behind a gaping hole. The violent blast occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, with firefighters rushing to the scene in Well Street, Hackney, east London.
Dramatic pictures show the full extent of the explosion, with the flat in the middle of a three-storey block having its exterior wall blown out.
Debris litters the garden below including bits of brickwork, broken windows and a Christmas tree strewn across the grass.
Firefighters were called at 2.30am, where they found the woman still in the flat suffering from minor burns and shock, MyLondon reports.
She was helped out of the flat by firefighters and treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital. Two other residents were also evacuated due to the damage caused to the block.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Three fire engines and around 15 firefighters were called to a collapsed building on Well Street in Hackney at 2.32am this morning.
“Firefighters attended a three storey block of flats where an explosion, suspected to have been caused by a boiler, had caused damage to the front and rear of a flat on the first floor.
“One woman was rescued by firefighters from the property suffering from burns and shock, she was treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service crews and taken to hospital. Two other residents were evacuated from the building. The incident was under control by 4.05am.”
