麻豆社

A man has been seriously injured in an explosion at a flat in Leicester.

Leicestershire Police said officers were called to a report of an explosion in Kelbrook Close, in Beaumont Leys, at 16:07 GMT on Wednesday.

A man in the property sustained serious injuries and has been taken to hospital.

Police said an investigation was under way and a 32-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

Sophia Hartley spoke to an eyewitness of the incident.