The ground floor of one terraced house was damaged by fire due to a ruptured gas main. Another two terraced houses were also damaged due to fires involving fuse boxes and a number of other properties on London Road and surrounding roads suffered a power outage.
A cordon was put in place as a precaution and around 70 people were evacuated by police. There were no reports of any injuries.
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