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Zac Sherratt

Newcastle 'explosion' sparks huge emergency service response leaving homes without power

A suspected explosion has seen a huge hole blown out the side of an industrial unit which left almost 150 Newcastle homes without power.

A huge emergency service response descended on the commercial premises off Shields Road, in Byker, at around 11.30pm on Saturday night.

Residents reported there had been an "explosion" at the unit, which now has a gaping hole in the wall with rubble strewn across the ground.

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