A GAS explosion which hospitalised a person in Tycroes yesterday was due to a faulty cooking appliance.

Emergency services were called to an address in Derlin Park, Tycroes, around 5.19pm on Wednesday, February 1 after reports of a gas explosion.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service sent crews from Ammanford and Pontarddulais to the property.

A spokesperson for the fire service told the South Wales Guardian a faulty cooking appliance caused an LPG gas canister to explode.

One person was taken to hospital by road ambulance.

Firefighters placed a cordon around the property and used two breathing apparatus sets, one hose reel jet, one thermal imaging camera, one gas monitor and ladders.

Wales and West Utilities also attended the scene and following investigations, confirmed there was no gas leak and that the incident was not connected to the gas grid.

A spokesperson for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 5.19pm on Wednesday, February 1st, crews from Ammanford and Pontarddulais were called to an incident in Tycroes, Ammanford.

“A gas explosion had occurred caused by a faulty cooking appliance in a private dwelling. 2 breathing apparatus sets, 1 hose reel jet, 1 thermal imaging camera, 1 gas monitor and ladders were used, and a safety cordon was placed around the property. 

“One casualty was taken to hospital by ambulance.

“Crews left the scene at 7.55pm.”

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The statement from Wales and West Utilities, provided to the South Wales Guardian earlier this morning, said: “We were called to reports of an explosion at a property in the Parc Derlyn area of Ammanford last night (01 Feb) and immediately sent a team of engineers to attend.

 “On arrival, we found that there had been structural damage to the property and the emergency services were in control of the scene.

 “We worked with the emergency services to make the area safe and carried out all necessary gas safety checks - no gas leaks have been detected on the gas mains in the local area. The cause of the explosion is still being investigated by the emergency services, however, we can confirm it is not related to the mains gas network.”