FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a house in Beckenham following reports of an explosion.

Police and forensic teams were also called to Gainsborough Close at 2.55pm, after a house and a Nissan Micra were both on fire.

News Shopper: An explosion was heard in Gainsborough Close, Beckenham shortly before 3pm.

Nick Kossov, who lives in nearby Silverwood Close, said it sounded like a bomb had gone off.

The 43-year-old said: “There was this massive bang and I heard metal coming down.

“The windows of the flat shook.

“All of a sudden there was enough smoke to suggest a house had caught fire.

“There were significant amounts of it coming over the top of the houses.

“Smoke was everywhere."

Mr Kossov, an opera singer, added: “It was the same smell in the air that you get when you discharge a shotgun.

“Fire brigade dogs were out and they're used to sniffing out explosives.”

Emergency services are still dealing with the incident.

It is not known if anyone has been hurt.

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