Woman injured after house collapses in suspected explosion

A woman has been taken to hospital after a house collapsed following a suspected explosion.

People living in the village of Peckleton, Leicestershire, say they heard 'an explosion' at around 6.30pm.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service described the incident as a suspected explosion.

It has confirmed an earlier Leicestershire Police report that a woman has been taken to hospital and three dogs were taken to the vets.

Crews from Hinckley, Birstall and Leicester’s Western station are present alongside a technical rescue team.