Man injured in camping gas explosion

A man has been injured after a camping gas canister exploded inside a van in Redland in Bristol.

It happened near the top of Cranbrook Road at 7.30am this morning, 28 April and ripped the vehicle apart.

People living near by said the explosion rocked their homes and they could feel the strength of the blast.

The van has been destroyed from the inside out Credit: ITV News

  • See the damage caused to the van by the explosion

The victim was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. The first his father knew of the explosion was when he saw it on the news and recognised the registration plate of his son's vehicle

The victim's father has told ITV News West Country that his son had picked up a camping gas canister from a friend last night. He was due to take his son on a rugby tour to Woolacombe in Devon tomorrow.

The father of the victim found out about the explosion after seeing it on the news Credit: ITV News