JonPritchard published Residents speak of 'explosion' in Sneinton during house fire

Residents in Sneinton have spoken of an "explosion" which rocked their street during a fire.Neighbours filed out into the street after hearing the loud bang, to see flames licking the front of a house with the bay windows blown out.Reports from eyewitnesses suggest one man had tried to get into the house shortly before the explosion happened at around 6.30pm in Ashfield Road.Police were camped outside the house, which was cordoned off, yesterday afternoon as forensic investigations...