WATCH: Dramatic Blackpool gas explosion and rescue operation captured by CCTV
This is the dramatic moment a three-storey house was obliterated in a gas explosion.
The CCTV footage, obtained exclusively by The Gazette, shows the exact moment The Castleford, a former guest house in Charles Street, was engulfed by a fireball – as well as the efforts made to rescue resident Pauline Citterio from underneath a huge heap of bricks.
The 72-year-old remained in Royal Preston Hospital yesterday, in a critical but stable condition.