Two men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing metal from an empty house just before a huge explosion left it utterly destroyed.
Emergency services were called to Southfield Lane in Bradford on Saturday night following reports of an explosion at about 10.10pm.
Police, fire and ambulance services attended at the unoccupied property which had been significantly damaged.
Two adjacent houses were also damaged and a man, woman and boy were taken to hospital for minor injuries.
A 28-year-old man has now been arrested on suspicion of metal theft and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
