A suspected gas explosion at a house in South Wales has injured two teenagers.
Emergency services rushed a man, 19, and an 18-year-old woman to hospital following a blast in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, at 10.20pm on February 1.
Neighbors of the pair described the moment they heard a shudder and screams as the explosion rocked the area on Wednesday night.
The local health executive said that five people were in the house, with the remaining three taken to A&E.
The explosion left the home badly damaged, and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation.
A spokesperson for the organization said personnel were made aware of a “suspected gas explosion” at a “family home” on Wednesday.
They added that two of the five people taken remain in hospital with burn injuries, but that they are “not believed to be life-threatening”.
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