A mountain of rubble is all that is left of a family home after a suspected gas explosion.
The detached house in Otterton in Devon was completely destroyed by a ‘non-suspicious gas explosion’ and the fire that followed on Monday morning.
Miraculously, no one was inside the property at the time - but the huge bang was witnessed by the homeowner herself from her local business in town, who said she did not realise at the time that it came from her home.
Wendy and John Marsh run care homes in the area. Their family home, bought for £360,000 in 2004, was just miles from their businesses when it was destroyed yesterday by the explosion.
Locals reported seeing houses 'shaking' and the explosion was heard throughout the village, but thankfully no injuries were reported.
