Emergency services were called to a report of an explosion at an address on Gillett Street at around 10.35pm on Saturday.
Fire engines from Preston, Bamber Bridge and Fulwood, along with the Urban Search and Rescue Team, attended the scene.
One man suffered burn injuries in the explosion and was taken to hospital for treatment. He has yet to be discharged.
Lancashire Police launched a joint investigation alongside Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to establish the cause of the blast.
Cadent Gas confirmed on Monday the local gas network “did not contribute” to the explosion after checking the site.
Find the full story at: https://www.lep.co.uk/news/cadent-gas-conclude-their-investigation-after-explosion-on-gillett-street-in-preston-injures-man-4852585
Fire engines from Preston, Bamber Bridge and Fulwood, along with the Urban Search and Rescue Team, attended the scene.
One man suffered burn injuries in the explosion and was taken to hospital for treatment. He has yet to be discharged.
Lancashire Police launched a joint investigation alongside Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to establish the cause of the blast.
Cadent Gas confirmed on Monday the local gas network “did not contribute” to the explosion after checking the site.
Find the full story at: https://www.lep.co.uk/news/cadent-gas-conclude-their-investigation-after-explosion-on-gillett-street-in-preston-injures-man-4852585
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00:00Hello, I'm reporter Sean Gleaves and I'm at the scene of a suspected gas explosion on Gillette Street in Preston.
00:06Police were called by the fire service to report an explosion on the street at around 10.35pm on Saturday.
00:11Fire engines from Preston, Bamber Bridge and Fullwood, along with the urban search and rescue team, attended the scene.
00:17One man suffered burn injuries in the explosion, which caused significant damage to the house and was taken to hospital for treatment.
00:23He was later discharged.
00:25A small number of surrounding properties were also evacuated as emergency services worked at the scene.
00:30Lancashire Police have confirmed a joint investigation will be launched in due course to establish the cause of the explosion.
00:36Cadent Gas confirmed on Monday that the local gas network did not contribute to the explosion after checking the site.
00:42Policier, Cadent's North West Network Director, said
00:45We supported the emergency service response to the incident in Preston late on Saturday
00:50and helped make sure everything associated with gas was safe, both for the teams responding and the local community.
00:56We concluded our involvement on Sunday, having thoroughly checked the local gas network,
01:01which we can confirm is sound and did not contribute to what has happened.
01:05Our thoughts are with the individual who was injured.
01:08Police also confirmed their investigation into the cause of the explosion was ongoing.
01:13They also stated that no arrests had been made.
01:16Neighbours living directly behind the property on Kerwin Street say they heard a massive explosion which made their house shake.
01:22One neighbour said the force of the blast caused the pictures in their back room to fall off the walls,
01:27while another says that a window from the affected property was blown into their garden.
01:31They have since been allowed back into their properties,
01:33but they have been told that they can't access their back rooms due to safety concerns.