Aerial footage shot on today shows a house in York, England that was thought to have exploded after a suspected gas leak reduced it to rubble, with neighboring properties also damaged.

Residents who lived as far as 100 yards or more from the house located in Haxby said they were bolted out of bed by the sounds of the explosion.

A local councillor said there was one fatality and that the neighborhood was "lucky" to not have seen additional injuries or damage.

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