Six Injured As Explosion Rips Through Home

One person suffered major burns in the blast, which caused the terraced house in Ashton-under-Lyne to collapse at the front and back. Alan Ashworth, of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, said the building was so damaged that fire crew had been unable to return to the property. "We helped them but they were later treated by paramedics from North West Ambulance Service while we tackled the fire using covering jets.