A roof was blown from a building and bricks strewn onto a road in a gas explosion at a property in Roker, Sunderland.
Emergency services rushed to the scene at Whickham Street after the eruption at 3.45pm on Tuesday 15 February, and two men were taken to hospital suffering blast injuries.
Northumbria Police, the North East Ambulance Service, the Great North Air Ambulance and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service attended once the alarm was raised. Later a K-9 dog unit from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service arrived to ensure no more casualties were trapped inside.
