From NSW Police:
Police investigate explosion at house - Liverpool
Saturday, 08 May 2010 04:43pm
Police in Sydney’s south-west are investigating the cause of an explosion at a house in Liverpool.
nAbout 3.40pm today police and emergency services responded to reports of a blast at a home in Bottlebrush Avenue.
They arrived to find a home well alight. Fire Brigade Officers are currently working to extinguish the fire.
A woman and a man who were inside the home at the time of the explosion were treated at the scene by Paramedics for burns.
nBoth have been taken to Liverpool Hospital for further treatment.
The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.
A crime scene has been established and specialist scientific police will examine the residence.
Local traffic diversions are in place.
Inquiries continue and police remain at the scene.