A hero neighbour who helped rescue a woman from one of the properties damaged in a huge explosion in Swansea has described a chaotic scene which made him think “a bomb had gone off”.
The explosion happened at around 11.20am on Monday on Clydach Road in the Morriston area of the city. Emergency services have been at the scene all afternoon along with rescue teams. The latest from police as of Monday evening is that three people have been taken to hospital with injuries and one person - believed to be a man - remains unaccounted for. You can follow all the latest updates from the scene here.
The noise created by the explosion could be heard for miles around. Around 10 houses away, Daniel and Stephanie Hopkins were at home when the “chaos” started. Mr Hopkins ran to the affected properties and helped pull one woman from the rubble. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
