Pic:Sidcup Hill was taped off.
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Firefighters pulled four adults and a child from a south east London house after a gas blast ripped through their home.
The five people had to be rescued after the gas explosion in Sidcup at around Saturday lunchtime.
One man was injured in the blast and treated by paramedics at the scene.
The explosion happened at a house on Sidcup Hill and left roads in the area choked up as police, ambulances and fire engines raced to the scene.
Photos taken in the aftermath of the blast show a large police cordon along the pavement with police officers and firefighters guarding the area.
One photo appears to the roof of a house partly damaged with tiles collapsing into the house.
People nearby complained of long delays as Sidcup Hill was shut between Foots Cray High Street and Sidcup High Street and buses were diverted.
Helen Tamblyn-Saville said on Facebook: “It’s a nightmare, husband is trying to pick up a van and the road is a disaster.”
Elaine Roles said: “If you are planning on coming to Sidcup today allow extra time due to Sidcup Hill being closed due to a gas explosion.”
Over an hour after the blast police said the road had reopened.
A spokeswoman for the London Fire Brigade said firefighters had evacuated four adults and a child following the blast and made the house safe.
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