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Pensioner making tea is unharmed as house explodes around him

by Chipko | April 26, 2007
"It looks like a war zone in a Hollywood movie and we just can't believe that Jimmy walked away with no injuries. His dog was just a little bit singed."
- Libby Davis, a neighbour

Wiltshire, England - A pensioner had a miracle escape when a gas blast destroyed his home while he stood in the kitchen - and walked away unharmed.

But because Jimmy was at the epicentre of the explosion it hurled all the debris away from him and he suffered only minor injuries.

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