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Explosion
Gas explosion blasts through Dublin house
A man was rescued from the house and taken to hospital with severe burn injuries.
AN EXPLOSION BLASTED through a house on Sullivan Street in Dublin this evening, leaving one man in serious condition with severe burns.
Emergency services are currently attending the scene of the what is thought to have been a gas explosion, which caused extensive damage to the house.
The adjacent Infirmary Road has been closed to facilitate Dublin Fire Brigade which has six units in attendance.
A 58-year-old man was rescued from the house with severe burns. He was taken to the Mater Hospital and is understood to be in critical condition. There were no other injuries reported in the incident.
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