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.
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Neighbours tell of shock after major gas explosion shook Blackpool street

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.