Overview

• A suspected gas blast struck a terraced property on Eden Street in Alvaston at about 7:24 pm on June 10, reducing one home to rubble and damaging its neighbour.
• One man was hospitalized with injuries of unknown severity and a dog rescued from the wreckage is receiving veterinary care.
• Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and Cadent engineers have isolated gas and electricity supplies as they work through the night to contain structural risks.
• Eden Street, London Road and Shardlow Road remain closed while structural engineers assess evacuated neighbouring properties and residents await clearance.
• A joint investigation by Derbyshire Police and Fire and Rescue Service is due to begin to establish the cause of the explosion.