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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing metal from an empty house just before a huge explosion left it utterly destroyed.
Emergency services were called to Southfield Lane in Bradford on Saturday night following reports of an explosion at about 10.10pm.
Police, fire and ambulance services attended at the unoccupied property which had been significantly damaged.
Two adjacent houses were also damaged and a man, woman and boy were taken to hospital for minor injuries.
A 28-year-old man has now been arrested on suspicion of metal theft and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
A 27-year-old man was found near the scene with serious but not life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Shocking photos show the aftermath of the explosion with the area cordoned off and rubble strewn across the ground.
The images show the house has been completely destroyed as well as damage to the pavement, road and behind the property.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing metal from an empty house just before a huge explosion left it utterly destroyed
Shocking photos show the aftermath of the explosion with the area cordoned off and rubble strewn across the ground
The images show the house has been completely destroyed as well as damage to the pavement, road and behind the property
Lying bare were bedrooms and bathrooms that had been completely demolished and consumed by fragments of stone, bricks and debris
Nothing appears to be left standing
Lying bare were bedrooms and bathrooms that had been completely demolished and consumed by fragments of stone, bricks and debris.
Nothing appears to be left standing.
Supt Lucy Leadbeater, from Bradford District Police, said: ‘A number of enquiries remain ongoing into this serious incident today.
‘While the cause of the explosion at this empty property remains under investigation, we are investigating reports of a metal theft taking place there just prior to the incident.’