A mum wept for her son in the street after he was left in rubble this morning as a nearby home was “completely wiped out” in a suspected gas explosion. Four people were saved from the rubble after six fire engines and around 40 firefighters raced to a terraced property in Thornton Heath, Croydon just after 7am today.
Three residents were rushed to hospital and have potentially life-threatening injuries, it is understood. Another person - whose age is unknown - is still missing, said London Fire Brigade in a statement.
A total of 40 properties have been evacuated as a precaution and a 50-metre cordon is in place, added the fire service. One resident, a 25-year-old woman, said a boy’s bedroom was by the destroyed house.
