Hackney flat explosion blasts massive hole in three storey building as people slept

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Hackney flat explosion blasts massive hole in three storey building as people slept

A woman is in hospital after a flat in the middle of a three-storey block exploded in East London this morning violently blowing the walls out of the property.

Dramatic pictures from the scene show the entire exterior wall of the middle floor flat blow out on both sides of the building with windows, brickwork, and a Christmas tree among the debris sat in the gardens below.

Around 15 firefighters and at least three fire engines rushed to the scene at around 2.30am on Well Street in Hackney where they found the woman still in the flat suffering from minor burns and shock.

READ MORE: Mum and son in hospital after leaping from second floor of burning Hackney flat

A woman is in hospital being treated for minor burns and shock

She was helped out of the flat by firefighters and treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital. Two other residents were also evacuated due to the damage caused to the block.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "Three fire engines and around 15 firefighters were called to a collapsed building on Well Street in Hackney at 2.32am this morning.

"Firefighters attended a three storey block of flats where an explosion, suspected to have been caused by a boiler, had caused damage to the front and rear of a flat on the first floor.

A Christmas Tree was amongst the rubble

"One woman was rescued by firefighters from the property suffering from burns and shock, she was treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service crews and taken to hospital. Two other residents were evacuated from the building.

"The incident was under control by 4.05am."

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