Two teenagers have been taken to hospital after a house collapsed following an explosion, Kinogo it has been confirmed.
A girl, 17, was pulled from rubble by a relative following the blast, which has left a man seriously injured. 
The 18-year-old male was airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital, suffering from major trauma.
Emergency services were called to the property on Sefton Terrace, a mostly residential area a short distance from Burnley Manchester Road train station, following reports of a house collapse just after midday on Monday.
According to reports, residents rushed to rescue them from the house in the aftermath of the blast. 





Emergency services are on the scene following the incident, which is believed to have affected people living in several properties

Sarah Jones, 19, who lives opposite the end-of-terrace house, said she had been at home when she heard a bang followed by scraping noises, which she now believes were the windows coming off the property.
She told the PA news agency: 'I came out and I just saw black smoke everywhere.
'I know the family who live there well and when I came outside their relatives were there.
'I asked if anyone was in there and they said the girl was.

She's 17.












'Neighbours got a ladder and were climbing up to the top two windows but then they realised she wasn't upstairs, she was in the front room and had gone through into the cellar, through the floor.
'She was covered in rubble and her relative had to pull her out from under everything.
'We brought her across to my house and she said she didn't think she was injured, she was more worried about how her mum was going to react.
'She is very, very lucky.'





Firefighters at the scene used an aerial ladder platform to make the structure of the house safe by removing coping stones from gable end

Emergency services are on the scene following the incident, which is believed to have affected people living in several properties. 
Members of the public have been advised to avoid several roads in the area. 
A spokesperson for North West Ambulance service said: 'Two ambulances, an advanced paramedic, an air ambulance and an operational commander attended an incident following a 999 call at 12.11pm. 
'We've conveyed two patients to hospital.

An 18-year-old man has been airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital suffering major trauma. A female patient was taken to the Royal Blackburn for assessment.' 
A statement on social media from Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service reads: 'We're currently dealing with an explosion in a house on Sefton Terrace, Burnley. 





According to reports, residents rushed to rescue them from the house in the aftermath of the blast

A spokesman for Lancashire Constabulary said: 'Please be aware we are currently dealing with a house collapse in Burnley. 
'We were called shortly after midday to Sefton Terrace.

Emergency services including police, fire and ambulance are currently at the scene and several properties have been evacuated. 
'We are now asking people to avoid the area, especially around Piccadilly Road and Sefton Terrace, and for motorists to find alternatives routes where possible.'
He added: 'No-one is trapped and everyone has been accounted for is my understanding.'




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