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2 injured after explosion, fire destroys house in Surrey, B.C.

Two people have been injured afteran explosion at a home in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday.

Residents suffer non-life-threatening injuries; witness says blast made his house shake

Explosion destroys home in Surrey, B.C.

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An explosion in a residential neighbourhood of Surrey, B.C., left two people hurt and their home destroyed on Oct. 27, 2022. (Supplied by Harpinder Sandhu)

Two people have been injured afteran explosion at a home in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday.

The local fire departmentwas called to the 2300-block of Iona Place around 8:45 p.m. PT, where crews found a single-family home engulfed in flames.

"It was very, fully involved," Assistant Fire Chief Shelley Morris said in an interview.

"The home is completely destroyed."

Morris said four people livedin the house, which is in a neighbourhood in the northwest of the city. Two were unhurt, but two were hospitalized.

A resident of a Surrey neighbourhood reported hearing a large explosion near Iona Place and 123A St. on Oct. 27. (Harpinder Sandhu/Twitter)

Surrey RCMPCpl. Vanessa Munnsaid the two people hurt sufferednon-life threatening injuries.

"Based on the initial investigation, the explosion was believed to be the gas line," said Munn in a statement, who said officers responded to reports of an explosion from within the home followed by a fire.

Witness Harpinder Sandhu told CBC he felt his own house shake sometime before 9 p.m. PT.

"Itkind of felt like a car crashed into the house," he said.

Several smaller explosions followed. Another nearby property was also damaged, Morris said.

Surrey RCMP say the scene is being held for the fire inspector to determine the cause of the fire.

With files from Jon Azpiri, Jessica Cheung