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Search teams hunt for people trapped in rubble as gas explosion destroys home sparking major incident & mass evacuation
Emergency services are working to account for all residents
SEARCH teams are still hunting for trapped people after a huge gas explosion reduced a house to rubble.
A major incident was declared and homes evacuated following an explosion at a terraced home in Nottinghamshire last night.
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Firefighters remained at the scene in Worksop on Sunday morning as emergency services are working to account for all residents.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said it received its first report about the explosion in John Street at 7.39pm on Saturday.
"Three fire engines remain on scene at this incident, with fire crews working alongside specialist Urban Search & Rescue Teams to account for all local residents," an update at 6.30am read.
"The building involved in this explosion has been significantly damaged.
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"Structural engineers will be assessing the situation later today, but people are still advised to avoid the area.
"This is still a major incident and further updates will follow."
Nottinghamshire Police confirmed the terraced property had been "partially destroyed" and adjoining homes had also been damaged.
There was "no confirmation" of injuries, according to the BBC.
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The nearby Crown Place Community Centre was opened as a place of safety for residents.
But a race to account for all residents has begun amid fears people were inside at the time of the explosion.
Resident Jonathan Hodson, 51, described hearing "almighty explosion" - adding: "Fence panels were rattling and the windows were shaking."
Karolina Ciolko, who lives nearby, said: "I quickly looked out the window and saw smoke.
"The car in front of me rocked and the alarm went off. We quickly ran out of the house to see what had happened."
Chief Inspector Neil Humphris, of Nottinghamshire Police, said officers remained on the scene "throughout the night".
"Multiple properties have been evacuated as we work with our partners to respond to this incident and understand how it happened," he said.
Images circulated on social media appeared to show the destroyed home.
People on Facebook reported hearing a "huge" bang which shook the surrounding properties.
The entire length of the house looks to have been wrecked with bricks covering part of the street in front in a video of the scene shared on Facebook.
On X, formerly Twitter, one person asked at around 8.06pm: "Did anyone else hear a loud bang /explosion sound in Worksop North Nottingham around 30 minutes ago?"
A Facebook user posted at about 8.10pm: "I was driving back from Mass this evening, just turned into Gladstone Street from Gateford Road, when there was a terrific bang, like a very loud firework!
"I thought the back end had blown off my car. A house in John Street has had, presumably, a gas explosion!"
The service said it was also called to a separate incident nearby shortly after the explosion - but does not believe the two are connected.
An industrial fire broke out on Holgate Road in The Meadows, Nottingham, at around 9pm.
Ten fire engines were dispatched to the scene, according to the NFRS.
A spokesperson said: "The building has been severely damaged but there are no reports of any injuries."
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At around 11pm, group manager Leigh Holmes added: "We will begin to relax the cordon in the next hour as we continue to scale down this incident."
Anyone who has any additional information is asked to contact 101 quoting incident 612 of April 12 2025.
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