Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed the cause of an "explosion" in Tuebrook yesterday.
Emergency services were called to Oak Leigh, at around 9.30pm on Thursday, April 6, to reports of an explosion in the area. At the scene they found the ground floor of a house on fire and the front window "blown out."
Emergency services initially believed that the fire had been started after a gas explosion. However Cadent Gas confirmed that the gas in the home was safe and it wasn't the cause of the fire.
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Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service today revealed that the fire was caused accidentally in the kitchen. The fire is thought to have started due to combustible materials falling onto an electrical cooker.
Neighbours were shocked by the incident. Posting in a local Facebook group, one said: "So scary. I saw the whole bay window come right off.
"I ran up and the woman was on step so we moved her away from the house, she is ok. A paramedic took her to keep her warm in an ambulance."
Meanwhile those who lived in the street today spoke to the ECHO about how they ran to help the woman who lives in the house with her cat.
Gaynor Boyle, who lives further up the street, told the ECHO: "My whole house shook. At first, I thought it was fireworks.
"But there were two explosions. The first bang brought everyone out into the street and then the second one happened - after that everyone was shouting 'get away'.
"The scene was hard to describe, the house was on fire and there was just light coming from it.
"She was shaking, so I brought her some blankets. Another lady came out with a chair. It's the sort of street where everyone looks out for each other".
Another neighbour, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "At first, I thought someone had rammed into my front door and was trying to put it in. There were two bangs, I was frightened to open the front door.
"The whole street came out. She's lucky to be alive".
A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: "On arrival, crews found a two storey property with a fire on the ground floor. Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus using a high pressure hose reel extinguished the fire.
"An external handover was completed with Merseyside Police and home fire safety checks were completed at the neighbouring properties. MFRS crews left the scene at 11.39pm. An investigation into the cause of the fire has determined it started accidentally, due to combustible materials falling onto an electrical cooker."
A Cadent spokesperson said: "As the gas emergency service we were called to an incident in Tuebrook last night. Our engineers were on site assisting the emergency services and making sure everything associated with gas was safe, as is routine in incidents like this.
"We carried out thorough checks and it became clear that gas did not contribute to this incident, so we handed back to the fire service so that they could investigate the cause."
It is understood the property is owned by Torus and a spokesman said it was supporting emergency services with the investigation.
Mike Austin, Torus Head of Asset Investment said: “We are aware of the incident and will support the emergency services with their ongoing investigation.
"Torus teams have visited the property to make it safe and are providing support to the customer.
"A surveyor will re-visit the property on Tuesday to assess further.”
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