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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 from collapsed buildings. image copyrightLocal handout image caption"A number of people" were trapp...

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 immediate aftermath. Fire investigation officers returned to the scene on Wednesday to assist Kent Poli...

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 managed to pull some people from the wreckage.   Several people were trapped inside the £350,...

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.