Residents have described how they clambered past flaming debris and rubble after a suspected gas blast to pull an injured man alive from the ruins of a house in Birmingham
"We got him out, he ended up coming out on a mattress.Another local resident was said to have"put his own life at risk" by running into the burning house to rescue the injured man, according to his cousin.@reecew95 wrote on Twitter:"What happened in Kingstanding tonight is devastating… my cousin saved a life! He's a hero. I'm so proud of him."
Emergency services said evacuations were taking place and people have been urged to avoid the area, with Dulwich Road and surrounding roads closed.WMFS area commander Steve Ball, speaking at the scene on Sunday, said:"Around 8.30pm this evening we were called to a gas explosion in a house. "One man had already been rescued, prior to our arrival, and he's been taken care of by West Midlands Ambulance Service.The ambulance service said it was working with police, Cadent Gas and the National Grid to manage the incident.
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