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A home which was devastated by an explosion on Sunday night is today thought to be deemed safe to enter. Police, fire crews and safety officials should be able to enter the house to investigate the cause of the explosion which has left a Nottingham couple seriously injured in hospital.

The property is owned by Nottingham City Homes. A spokesperson confirmed a new boiler was installed six weeks ago and this was inspected on the Friday before the blast and found to be in good working order. He said: "While the investigating team have not been able to enter the property, we have been able to view the boiler and can confirm the installation appears to be fully intact."

The explosion was heard up to half a mile away and caused part of the house's rear wall to collapse and much of the first floor to give way.Crime scene investigators searched land yesterday and the cordon was reduced to just the wrecked house and the neighbouring properties.

Anyone with information should call  the police on 0300 300 9999.