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Illingworth explosion: Three hurt as house 'flattened' by blast that was like 'earthquake'

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Three people were injured in an explosion that levelled a house and sparked a massive fire, forcing neighbours to flee their homes.

A witness helped a family escape following the blast, which shook homes like an "earthquake" and was heard three miles away, at about 7.30am on Saturday.

Dramatic pictures posted online show a huge wall of flames moments after the explosion in Illingworth, near Halifax, in West Yorkshire, and smouldering piles of debris after the property was "flattened". "There is literally nothing left of the house," one resident wrote on Facebook, while another man said the property "had disappeared".

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