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BBC News Published image captionHouses nearby were evacuated after the explosion shook the area Fire investigation teams are revisiting the site of a house explosion to try to establish its cause. People were trapped under rubble on Tuesday after the blast at Mill View, Willesborough, Kent, which started a fire that spread through a row of houses. Seven people were injured, including two who were seriously hurt. At its height, seven fire crews battled the blaze, as police rescued several people...

Donations pour in following huge explosion in Willesborough Firefighters inspect damage to a property in Mill View in Willesborough, near Ashford, Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA) Donations have poured in to help people affected by a huge explosion that ripped through a row of houses on Tuesday. Seven people were injured in the blast, which left a gaping hole in a terrace in Willesborough in Ashford, Kent. Three people, including a woman in her 90s, were reportedly rescued by a father and son in the imm...

Advertisement Two people have been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries and five more hurt today after a huge gas explosion destroyed a house in Kent, sparking a huge fire as firefighters pulled trapped survivors to safety.  Neighbours said the blast in Ashford shook the whole street at just before 8am, with seven fire engines racing to the scene.  An elderly couple lived in the house, according to Graham Galpin, a Conservative candidate for Kent County Council. He said a heroic man ma...

Several people were believed to have been trapped and had to be freed by emergency services.

Several people were believed to have been trapped and had to be freed by emergency services.

Gas explosion sees Kent house engulfed in flames with people trapped inside building Kent Fire and Rescue Service is at the scene of a devastating house fire in Ashford following reports of a possible gas explosion on a residential street in Willesborough Updated Footage from the scene shows a house on fire (Image: @CFC_Hazz) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up...

Several people were believed to have been trapped and had to be freed by emergency services.

BBC News Published image copyrightKaren Jackson image caption"A number of people" were trapped as a result of the destruction, police said Seven people have been injured after an explosion left residents trapped in a row of terraced houses. The front of a property in Mill View, Willesborough, Kent, was totally destroyed in the blast, which started a fire on the street at 08:00 BST. Two people were taken to hospital to London with serious injuries, South East Coast Ambulance Service said. Five o...

Residents wearing pyjamas were spotted running out of the burning building as debris flew across the street

Several people were believed to have been trapped and had to be freed by emergency services.