An injured woman has been taken to hospital following a bungalow explosion that wrecked the building.
Emergency services attended the scene in the village of Peckleton in Leicestershire after locals heard the blast at about 6.30pm.
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Three dogs were taken to a vets following the incident, which was described as a suspected explosion by Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.
In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: Officers are in attendance at an address in Kirkby Lane, Peckleton following a report of a bungalow collapsing.
The call came in at approximately 6.30pm.
A woman has been been injured and has been taken to hospital.
No one else was in the property at the time and no one else has been injured.
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The road between Kirkby Mallory and Peckleton is closed to all traffic.
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Officers are assisting the fire service at the scene and the fire service will be investigating the cause of the collapse. That inquiry is in its early stages.
Fire crews from Hinckley, Birstall and Leicesters Western station were present alongside a technical rescue team.
In the brief bulletin, the fire service said: Believed building collapse following an explosion.
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