Man in critical condition after explosion destroys Birmingham house

Neighbours hauled the victim from the burning

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wreckage of the house in Kingstanding and

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four others were treated treated at the scene

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A man is in a critical condition after after being hauled from his burning

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home by neighbours after an explosion destroyed

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the property and damaged several others in a Birmingham street.

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the West Midlands ambulance service said

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Four others were assessed by ambulance crews for minor conditions

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West Midlands police said one house has been destroyed and other properties significantly affected

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