Cornwall house destroyed in explosion
A man from Truro has been charged with arson endangering life after a house in Cornwall was destroyed in a huge explosion.
The explosion happened at a house in Bodmin, at 9pm on 18th October.
24 firefighters battled the blaze for several hours at the detached house in Margaret Crescent.
Lee Griffin from the fire service said: “The front of the house was actually lying in the front garden. With the force of the explosion and the immediate residences in the area it is amazing no one was injured.”
Nearby homes were left without an electricity supply
It has been reported that the house was empty at the time of the blast, and that no one was injured.
An investigation is now being carried out to determine the cause of the explosion.
Dunstan Hall Hotel kitchen fire
Fire crews from Carrow and Earlham attended a fire at Dunston Hall Hotel, Ipswich Road, near Norwich, at around 9.30am on 17th October.
Denis Mcevoy, general manager, confirmed that around 100 people had to be evacuated from the hotel.
Mr Mcevoy said: “The fire brigade were fantastic and staff are well trained. A lot of people had gone out to play golf. We had about 100 customers and staff but we got everyone out.”
Fire crews had extinguished the fire by 10.30am. All staff and guests were evacuated safely and there were no injuries reported.
It is thought that the fire started in an oven.
Dunston Hall Hotel, which has 169 rooms and 11 conference rooms, was built in 1859 and is now run by the De Vere group.
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