Residents back home as explosion scene made safe
Residents back home as explosion scene made safe Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google Clara Bullock Bristol The home where the explosion happened can be seen from the reduced cordon Residents who had to...
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Key developments are emerging from the global stage. Residents back home as explosion scene made safe Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google Clara Bullock Bristol The home where the explosion happened can be seen from the reduced cordon Residents who had to evacuate a residential area of Bristol after an explosion left two people dead and three others injured have been told they can return home. Police were called to a house in Sterncourt Road , Frenchay, for a domestic-related incident minutes before the blast at about 06:30 BST on Sunday. A man and woman died and a man, woman and child were taken to hospital for treatment to minor injuries following what Avon and Somerset Police described as a "suspicious" explosion.
The force has not yet confirmed what caused it. Police said the cordon had been reduced and "almost all" residents could go home but those still affected were being helped by Bristol City Council. PA Residents had to be evacuated on Sunday In a news conference on Sunday afternoon, Supt Matt Ebbs said officers had carried out inquiries at a property in Speedwell in the city that was linked to the man who died.
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He said police were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident but said it remained a "complex and sensitive investigation". The house where the explosion happened is still behind a cordon. One of the windows has been boarded up with wood and a white forensics tent has been set up outside.
PA The bomb disposal unit were at the scene on Sunday On Sunday, specialist searches were carried out by the British Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal, as a precaution. There was not believed to be any significant damage to other properties, police said. Residents had been moved from a local Harvester restaurant to the nearby Begbrook Social Club around noon on Sunday, and police declared a major incident.
The force has not yet confirmed what caused the explosion. Follow Bristol on Facebook , X and Instagram . Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630 .
The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.
