A couple have issued a warning over buying gas stoves on eBay to save money after an early-morning explosion rocked their street. Sharon and Ray Baines had to take evasive action to get the heater out of their home in Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, before it went off 'like a bomb'.
The drama unfolded yesterday morning (January 10) after Mr Baines, 68, took his dog for a walk and turned on the stove to warm up the house for when his wife came downstairs. But on his return at around 7.30am, he saw the flames on the stove were much higher than they should have been.
The pensioner managed to manhandle the appliance out into the back garden. He even tried to use a hose to douse the flames but to no avail. After calling the fire service, the pair alerted neighbours. And as everyone was standing at the front of the Lambourn Place property, the full canister of propane exploded just metres away with an almighty boom.
