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29.12.2023 - 16:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A huge explosion has been heard close to Alton Towers with a massive emergency response storming the scene.
Emergency crews scrambled to Bradley in the Moors at around 12:42pm, Friday, December 29 around four miles from the theme park.
One eye-witness said two buildings have been blown apart but it remains unknown at this stage whether anyone is seriously injured, reports the Daily Mirror.
Bystander, Tommy Beardmore, 59, says his dad, also Tommy Beardmore, 82, was near the scene and heard the explosion. Tommy junior, from Cheadle, said: "It happened around lunch time.
"My dad was on the scene. He heard the explosions. Pieces were falling on him. It blew windows out on the nearby properties. My dad was on a walk nearby and went straight there. He wanted to go and help.
"Three log cabins were all destroyed, they were all over the place and in the trees. My dad helped a woman and he phoned the emergency services. All the properties around must have heard it.
"It's a disaster. I assume it was a gas explosion. When my dad told me I was terrified and hoping everyone was OK.
"I'm proud of my dad. He always taught me to run away from any danger but he runs to it even at his age. I'll have to give him a telling off when I see him.
"I don't know if anyone was in the cabins at the time."
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Emergency services are dealing with an incident on Bradley Lane in Threapwood. At this moment in time Bradley Lane is closed in both directions from the junction with the B5032 and from the junction with Sandy Lane. Please find alternative routes at this time."
A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "We are currently dealing with an incident on Bradley Lane in Alton and are advising people to
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