Sunday 30
December 2007
20.05 -
School Road, Cadbury Heath, Bristol
Avon Fire &
Rescue Service received multiple 999 calls following a severe
explosion at a telephone box.
Four appliances
attended and on arrival found a red, cast iron, telephone box had
been completely destroyed by the blast. Debris from the explosion
was cast several hundred yards, causing damage to a window of a
residential property. No one is thought to have been
injured by the explosion.
Officers from Avon
& Somerset Constabulary set up a 150 metre exclusion zone and
evacuated a nearby pub and homes following concerns over a gas
installation close to scene of the explosion. The area was later
deemed safe by gas engineers and residents were gradually allowed
back into their homes.
An investigation
involving police scene of crime officers and fire investigation
officers was launched during the evening in a bid to ascertain the
cause of the explosion. Police investigators also returned to the
scene on Monday morning to continue their search.
Anyone with
information can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111