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Gas Explosion In Clacton, Essex: Casualties Reported

Ten Injured After Major Gas Explosion In Essex
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People have been evacuated from their homes following an explosion in a residential street.

Police and other emergency services were called to Cloes Lane, Clacton, Essex, just before 8.30am.

The explosion "flattened two houses and badly damaged a third", but everyone is now accounted for, Essex Fire and Rescue Service said on Twitter.

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An Essex Police spokesman said: "Several houses have been damaged. There have been reports of casualties.

"The immediate area is currently being evacuated. People are advised to avoid the area while emergency services deal with the scene."

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A total of 10 people were injured, two seriously, East of England Ambulance Service said.

Local media has reported the explosion is the result of a major gas explosion.

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The Clacton and Frinton Gazette said the blast is believed to have happened in Cloes Lane just after 8.30am today.

One neighbour told the Gazette: "The house five doors from us just went bang.

"Our windows have been put through."

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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: The remains of a bedroom at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Emergency services work at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Emergency services work at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Emergency services work at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: A gas company engineer works at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Emergency services work at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Emergency services work at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Emergency services work at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Fire and Rescue worker Graham Currie with sniffer dog Kirby, who discovered a casualty buried in the rubble at a house, divided into three flats, in Wellesley Road, Clacton, Essex, following a suspected gas explosion in the early hours of the morning. (credit:PA)
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CLACTON-ON-SEA, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Debris lies in the road as emergency services work at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a residential property on February 5, 2014 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. Ten people received medical treatment following the explosion, with one patient remaining in a life threatening condition. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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