- Emergency services rushed to a fire on Anfield Road, near Liverpool’s stadium
- A man was rushed to hospital and is believed to have lost a hand in an explosion
- A woman and young boy walked out unhurt despite a ceiling collapsing on them
A man has been taken to hospital after reportedly losing a hand in an explosion that triggered a house fire yards from Liverpool Football Club’s stadium.
The bleeding man, believed to have sustained serious injuries, was taken away in an ambulance after emergency services swooped on the house.
A woman and a young boy walked out of the house unhurt, despite the fact a ceiling had collapsed on top of them.
Three fire engines and a search and rescue team have been deployed to Anfield Road, after neighbours felt their windows shake from a loud bang.
A man has been taken to hospital after reportedly losing a hand in an explosion that triggered a house fire yards from Liverpool Football Club’s stadium
A bleeding man, believed to have sustained serious injuries, was taken away in an ambulance after emergency services swooped on the house
Fire crews were seen also seen rescuing a dog from the burning property.
Merseyside Police said they were called shortly before 5.30pm to reports of a house fire and roof collapse.
The fire service sent three appliances to the scene on Tuesday.
Video on social media showed flames and black smoke billowing from the roof of a house and two bangs could be heard in quick succession.
Business student Chris Greenaway, who lives on the street, said he saw a man leave the house with a bloodied arm in ‘a state of shock’.
The 19-year-old said he initially heard a ‘big bang’, looked out of his window to see ‘the road filled up with smoke’ and then heard ‘screaming and shouting’.
He added: ‘About 10 seconds later the roof went off, tiles went to the floor and three big bangs occurred.’
Mr Greenaway said he believed the bangs were caused by fireworks exploding, adding: ‘I’m 100% sure it was fireworks as I saw the colour pop off within the roof.’
A woman and a young boy walked out of the house unhurt, despite the fact a ceiling had collapsed on top of them
Fire crews were seen also seen rescuing a dog from the burning property