Crews had to fight flames on the tail of the plane, search a smoke-filled building for occupants, and attend to car drivers trapped by falling rubble.

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More than 100 people are being treated in hospital for injuries sustained as a result of the blast, Many of them were hit by falling rubble and masonry.

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In Swansea, a wall collapsed in Clifton Place, with an estimated 30 tons of rubble and soil falling on to a footpath.

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