Overview
- The incident occurred around 12:30pm on Wednesday at a house on Lower Braniel Road in east Belfast.
- The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service deployed two emergency ambulances, a HART team, an ambulance officer, an emergency planning officer, and the Charity Air Ambulance with HEMS.
- PSNI reported the road was closed in both directions with local diversions, and the public was urged to avoid the area.
- Initial reporting points to a gas cylinder inside the property as the suspected source, with the cause still under investigation.
- Officials said the response remains ongoing, and a small number of residents have been allowed to return to their homes.