'I heard a massive bang and felt the house shake'published at 09:58 British Summer Time 11 June
Dan Hunt
BBC News, East Midlands
Our reporter Becky Measures has also been speaking to residents at the scene this morning.
You can listen to more here.
Summary
Derbyshire Police said it was called to a suspected gas explosion at a house in Alvaston, Derby, at 19:24 BST on Tuesday
Photos show major damage to a terraced property in Eden Street
Several other houses were damaged with residents from 14 properties currently unable to return home
Footage shows the moment of suspected gas explosion
'I heard a massive bang and felt the house shake'published at 09:58 British Summer Time 11 June
Woman was in kitchen when explosion happenedpublished at 09:44 British Summer Time 11 June
George Torr
BBC News, DerbyLinda Taylor said she was in her kitchen, at the top of Eden Street, when the explosion happened.
The 70-year-old said it made her jump, and thought someone had crashed their car nearby.
She went out and said she saw damage to homes and bricks on top of cars.
She added: "It was absolutely horrendous, you only see things like this on TV."
Mrs Taylor also sent her best wishes to the injured neighbour.
'It was a massive boom'published at 09:25 British Summer Time 11 June
Dan Hunt
BBC News, East MidlandsResidents also spoke to the BBC last night about the suspected gas explosion.
Nancy Lehigh lives in Eden Street, and said the emergency services had told residents to stay indoors.
She said: "It shook the whole house. The whole street was out in seconds. It was a massive boom."
Cameron Jussab has a takeaway at the end of Eden Street, and described the explosion as sounding like something loud being dropped close by.
"You just started to see people looking out the windows and then the whole street was out," he said.
Image source, Cameron JussabPeople living nearby describe 'total shock'published at 09:03 British Summer Time 11 June
George Torr
BBC News, DerbyJames Smith lives four doors up from the junction with London Road.
He returned home last night at about 18:00, following a 12-hour shift at work and went to bed.
He woke up during the explosion, but said it sounded like someone had slammed a door shut and went back to sleep.
He had a message from a friend who saw the BBC coverage and came out this morning to the scene. He said he was in "total shock" at what he saw.
'The wall just collapsed'published at 08:54 British Summer Time 11 June
Dan Hunt
BBC News, East MidlandsEmma Timson and Sandra Twells were in a neighbouring property at the time of the blast.
Emma said: "My mum was sat having her tea at the table, I was just carrying my things in from being sat in the garden and I was about to go upstairs.
"Then the wall just collapsed, it came in and fell on my mum. There was a lot of smoke, and an alarm going off, I think it was my carbon monoxide alarm.
"My instinct was just to get out the house, but there were loads of planks of wood falling in the way of my mum who's disabled, so I just picked up the table and chucked it to one side to make space for her to get out.
"I just thought, 'is there a fire somewhere? Is the house going to collapse?'
"It was just shock."
Image source, Emma TimsonResident 'thought someone had driven into the house'published at 08:35 British Summer Time 11 June
George Torr
BBC News, DerbyI've also spoken to Eden Street resident Christine Mallon.
She told me she was on the phone to her daughter when the suspected gas explosion happened.
She lives three doors down and thought someone had driven into the house. She said she went outside to see smoke and rubble all over the street.
Her daughter came to pick her up, and has just gone back to her home to pick up some essentials as she doesn't know when she'll be allowed back permanently.
She said she counted herself very lucky. Her house isn't damaged but her next door neighbour's is.
Small dog found within propertypublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 11 June
George Torr
BBC News, DerbyI've just spoken to group manager David Diggins, from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.
He came on shift about 03:00 this morning.
He confirmed a man has been injured and was taken to hospital.
Mr Diggins said an extensive search of the site found a small dog within the property and that it was now in the care of a veterinary practice.
Mr Diggins also confirmed damage to three other adjoining properties and some damage to vehicles nearby. Fire investigators and police will be looking into the cause once the site has been secured.
Up to four properties damagedpublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 11 June
Dan Hunt
BBC News, East MidlandsDavid Diggins, from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, told the BBC this morning that the suspected gas explosion had caused "substantial damage" to up to four properties.
Mr Diggins said: "We have structural engineers and building control on site that do support us in assessing the scene, which has been really helpful.
"The next steps for us will be demolition and supporting demolition teams in making the scene safe, and once the scene is safe we can hopefully get the area back to normality as soon as possible.
"Our thoughts are obviously with the individual in care and all those in the community affected by this."
'Significant damage' to neighbouring propertiespublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 11 June
Dan Hunt
BBC News, East MidlandsLee Williams, group manager from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, told the BBC last night that there was "significant damage" to neighbouring properties on Eden Street.
Mr Williams said: "Along with emergency planning and the police, we are supporting those occupants in terms of looking at sheltered accommodation and ensuring they are rehomed, and they are safe."
Injured man was taken to the Queen's Medical Centrepublished at 07:56 British Summer Time 11 June
Dan Hunt
BBC News, East MidlandsDerbyshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed to the BBC last night that a man had been taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, following the suspected gas explosion.
Group manager Lee Williams said: "On arrival, we did identify one male had been involved in the explosion, and that male had been treated by colleagues from East Midlands Ambulance Service has been transported to the Queen's Medical Centre. His injuries at this present time are unknown."
Image source, Emma TimsonAt the scene: Eden Street under police cordonpublished at 07:39 British Summer Time 11 June
George Torr
BBC News, DerbyThe scene here today is a lot calmer than last night.
Surrounding road closures have been lifted, but the whole of Eden Street is still under police cordon with emergency vehicles coming and going.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident commander is chatting to utility workers at the edge of the cordon. Other firefighters are across the road having a break after working through the night.
As for the damage, it's hard to see, but what is clear is a house halfway up the road has the side of the roof blown out.
What we know so farpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 11 June
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineA reminder of what we know so far:
- Emergency services were called to a suspected gas explosion at a property in Eden Street in Alvaston, Derby
- They were called at 19:24 BST on Tuesday
- One man has been taken to hospital. The extent of his injuries is not yet known
- Eden Street, London Road and Shardlow Road were closed, but London Road and Shardlow Road have now reopened
- One dog with some injuries was rescued by search teams overnight, and been passed into veterinary care
Injured dog rescued from the scene overnightpublished at 07:19 British Summer Time 11 June
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineDerbyshire Fire and Rescue Service has just released some more information.
A spokesperson said emergency services remained at the scene this morning in Eden Street, Alvaston, following the "possible gas explosion" on Tuesday evening.
"Two fire engines, a command support vehicle and officers remain supported by police, building control officers, emergency planning officers and representatives from utilities," they said.
The service confirmed one dog with some injuries was rescued overnight by search teams and had been passed into veterinary care.
The investigation into the cause will begin later today.
Eden Street will remain closed until further notice, while London Road and Shardlow Road have now reopened.
Welcome to our live updatespublished at 07:16 British Summer Time 11 June
Alex Smith
BBC News OnlineGood morning - we're restarting our live coverage of a suspected gas explosion at a house in Alvaston in Derby.
We'll bring you all the latest as we get it.
Our live coverage has endedpublished at 22:30 British Summer Time 10 June
Laura Hammond
BBC News, East MidlandsWe are pausing our live coverage for the evening but will be bringing you more on this story on Wednesday morning. Thank you for joining us.
House severely damaged by explosionpublished at 22:25 British Summer Time 10 June
Laura Hammond
BBC News, East MidlandsAnother picture shared with the BBC shows the extent of the damage caused by the suspected gas explosion.
Image source, Emma TimsonWhat we know so farpublished at 22:10 British Summer Time 10 June
Laura Hammond
BBC News, East MidlandsHere's a recap of what's been happening this evening:
- Derbyshire Police say they were called to a suspected gas explosion at a house in Eden Street in Alvaston at 19:24 BST
- The force said one man had been taken to hospital but the extent of his injuries are unknown
- Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service says it has four appliances, a command unit and supporting officers at the scene
- A large cordon is in place and there are a number of road closures
- Gas distribution company cadent is also at the scene
Picture shows apparent damage from the scenepublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 10 June
Another picture shared with the BBC shows what appears to be damage to a row of terraced houses.
The emergency services have not yet confirmed the extent of damage caused by the suspected explosion.
Image source, Nancy LehighLatest from the scenepublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 10 June
Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East MidlandsIt’s a bit of a weird lull here, as the sun starts to set.
A large space inside the cordon is cleared waiting for the arrival of some specialist crews, and while there’s a large presence the emergency services don’t seem be urgently doing anything at the moment.
None of the emergency service officials at the scene has permission to speak to us with updates currently.
The blue lights are all switched off now while we wait.
'It sounded like something falling'published at 21:44 British Summer Time 10 June
Chris Doidge
BBC News, DerbyCameron Jussab, 22, has a takeaway at the end of Eden Street and described the explosion as sounding like something loud being dropped close by.
"You just started to see people looking out the windows and then the whole street was out," he said.
Cameron says he can see the damaged house from out of his window, from where he sent us this photo.
"The whole side gable of the roof has gone. You can see into the loft and the chimney's collapsed."
Image source, Cameron Jussab