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Firefighters tackle blaze following explosion at house

Several people were believed to have been trapped and had to be freed by emergency services.

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Police are trying to establish if anyone is missing following an explosion at a house in Kent.

Several people were believed to have been trapped and had to be freed by emergency services.

Ambulance staff are assessing patients at the scene in Willesborough, Ashford.

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a house and are now working to extinguish the last remaining signs of fire.

Paramedics and emergency services attend to an injured person at the scene
Paramedics and emergency services attend to an injured person at the scene (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Firefighters were called to Mill View at 7.57am on Tuesday and four fire engines are at the scene.

Two casualties have been passed into the care of the ambulance service, the fire service said.

Willesborough incident
The chimney of the house remained standing (Gareth Fuller/PA)

A spokesman said: “We are assessing patients at the scene and will issue further details when available.”

A spokesman for Kent Police said: “A number of people were reported to have been trapped and they were freed by emergency services.

“Officers are working to establish if anyone else is unaccounted for.”

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