Police respond to reports of explosion in north-east London

Homes have been evacuated following reports of an explosion in north-east London, the Metropolitan police have said.

Emergency services responded to the explosion, in Romford, which was not being treated as terror-related.

A Twitter account listed on the police.uk website as being updated by the local force said the incident was a domestic gas explosion linked to a faulty fridge, adding that there had been no injuries.

However, a spokeswoman for the London fire brigade said the cause of the explosion was still being investigated by a team on the scene.


Source : theguardian