George Torr
BBC News, Derby

Linda Taylor said she was in her kitchen, at the top of Eden Street, when the explosion happened.

The 70-year-old said it made her jump, and thought someone had crashed their car nearby.

She went out and said she saw damage to homes and bricks on top of cars.

She added: "It was absolutely horrendous, you only see things like this on TV."

Mrs Taylor also sent her best wishes to the injured neighbour.

Dan Hunt
BBC News, East Midlands

Residents also spoke to the BBC last night about the suspected gas explosion.

Nancy Lehigh lives in Eden Street, and said the emergency services had told residents to stay indoors.

She said: "It shook the whole house. The whole street was out in seconds. It was a massive boom."

Cameron Jussab has a takeaway at the end of Eden Street, and described the explosion as sounding like something loud being dropped close by.

"You just started to see people looking out the windows and then the whole street was out," he said.

Image source, Cameron Jussab

George Torr
BBC News, Derby

James Smith lives four doors up from the junction with London Road.

He returned home last night at about 18:00, following a 12-hour shift at work and went to bed.

He woke up during the explosion, but said it sounded like someone had slammed a door shut and went back to sleep.

He had a message from a friend who saw the BBC coverage and came out this morning to the scene. He said he was in "total shock" at what he saw.

Dan Hunt
BBC News, East Midlands

Emma Timson and Sandra Twells were in a neighbouring property at the time of the blast.

Emma said: "My mum was sat having her tea at the table, I was just carrying my things in from being sat in the garden and I was about to go upstairs.

"Then the wall just collapsed, it came in and fell on my mum. There was a lot of smoke, and an alarm going off, I think it was my carbon monoxide alarm.

"My instinct was just to get out the house, but there were loads of planks of wood falling in the way of my mum who's disabled, so I just picked up the table and chucked it to one side to make space for her to get out.

"I just thought, 'is there a fire somewhere? Is the house going to collapse">Image source, Emma Timson

George Torr
BBC News, Derby

I've also spoken to Eden Street resident Christine Mallon.

She told me she was on the phone to her daughter when the suspected gas explosion happened.

She lives three doors down and thought someone had driven into the house. She said she went outside to see smoke and rubble all over the street.

Her daughter came to pick her up, and has just gone back to her home to pick up some essentials as she doesn't know when she'll be allowed back permanently.

She said she counted herself very lucky. Her house isn't damaged but her next door neighbour's is.

George Torr
BBC News, Derby

I've just spoken to group manager David Diggins, from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.

He came on shift about 03:00 this morning.

He confirmed a man has been injured and was taken to hospital.

Mr Diggins said an extensive search of the site found a small dog within the property and that it was now in the care of a veterinary practice.

Mr Diggins also confirmed damage to three other ading properties and some damage to vehicles nearby. Fire investigators and police will be looking into the cause once the site has been secured.

Dan Hunt
BBC News, East Midlands

David Diggins, from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, told the BBC this morning that the suspected gas explosion had caused "substantial damage" to up to four properties.

Mr Diggins said: "We have structural engineers and building control on site that do us in assessing the scene, which has been really helpful.

"The next steps for us will be demolition and ing demolition teams in making the scene safe, and once the scene is safe we can hopefully get the area back to normality as soon as possible.

"Our thoughts are obviously with the individual in care and all those in the community affected by this."

Dan Hunt
BBC News, East Midlands

Lee Williams, group manager from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, told the BBC last night that there was "significant damage" to neighbouring properties on Eden Street.

Mr Williams said: "Along with emergency planning and the police, we are ing those occupants in of looking at sheltered accommodation and ensuring they are rehomed, and they are safe."

Dan Hunt
BBC News, East Midlands

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed to the BBC last night that a man had been taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, following the suspected gas explosion.

Group manager Lee Williams said: "On arrival, we did identify one male had been involved in the explosion, and that male had been treated by colleagues from East Midlands Ambulance Service has been transported to the Queen's Medical Centre. His injuries at this present time are unknown."

Image source, Emma Timson

George Torr
BBC News, Derby

The scene here today is a lot calmer than last night.

Surrounding road closures have been lifted, but the whole of Eden Street is still under police cordon with emergency vehicles coming and going.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident commander is chatting to utility workers at the edge of the cordon. Other firefighters are across the road having a break after working through the night.

As for the damage, it's hard to see, but what is clear is a house halfway up the road has the side of the roof blown out.

Alex Smith
BBC News Online

A reminder of what we know so far:

• Emergency services were called to a suspected gas explosion at a property in Eden Street in Alvaston, Derby
• They were called at 19:24 BST on Tuesday
• One man has been taken to hospital. The extent of his injuries is not yet known
• Eden Street, London Road and Shardlow Road were closed, but London Road and Shardlow Road have now reopened
• One dog with some injuries was rescued by search teams overnight, and been ed into veterinary care

Alex Smith
BBC News Online

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service has just released some more information.

A spokesperson said emergency services remained at the scene this morning in Eden Street, Alvaston, following the "possible gas explosion" on Tuesday evening.

"Two fire engines, a command vehicle and officers remain ed by police, building control officers, emergency planning officers and representatives from utilities," they said.

The service confirmed one dog with some injuries was rescued overnight by search teams and had been ed into veterinary care.

The investigation into the cause will begin later today.

Eden Street will remain closed until further notice, while London Road and Shardlow Road have now reopened.

Alex Smith
BBC News Online

Good morning - we're restarting our live coverage of a suspected gas explosion at a house in Alvaston in Derby.

We'll bring you all the latest as we get it.

Laura Hammond
BBC News, East Midlands

We are pausing our live coverage for the evening but will be bringing you more on this story on Wednesday morning. Thank you for ing us.

Laura Hammond
BBC News, East Midlands

Another picture shared with the BBC shows the extent of the damage caused by the suspected gas explosion.

Image source, Emma Timson

Laura Hammond
BBC News, East Midlands

Here's a recap of what's been happening this evening:

• Derbyshire Police say they were called to a suspected gas explosion at a house in Eden Street in Alvaston at 19:24 BST
• The force said one man had been taken to hospital but the extent of his injuries are unknown
• Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service says it has four appliances, a command unit and ing officers at the scene
• A large cordon is in place and there are a number of road closures
• Gas distribution company cadent is also at the scene

Another picture shared with the BBC shows what appears to be damage to a row of terraced houses.

The emergency services have not yet confirmed the extent of damage caused by the suspected explosion.

Image source, Nancy Lehigh

Isaac Ashe
BBC News, East Midlands

It’s a bit of a weird lull here, as the sun starts to set.

A large space inside the cordon is cleared waiting for the arrival of some specialist crews, and while there’s a large presence the emergency services don’t seem be urgently doing anything at the moment.

None of the emergency service officials at the scene has permission to speak to us with updates currently.

The blue lights are all switched off now while we wait.

Chris Doidge
BBC News, Derby

Cameron Jussab, 22, has a takeaway at the end of Eden Street and described the explosion as sounding like something loud being dropped close by.

"You just started to see people looking out the windows and then the whole street was out," he said.

Cameron says he can see the damaged house from out of his window, from where he sent us this photo.

"The whole side gable of the roof has gone. You can see into the loft and the chimney's collapsed."

Image source, Cameron Jussab