Ms Brook described hearing three explosions on Pimlico Road, the most dramatic being the second blast, which saw flames erupt into the air.

BBC: Pimlico pavement explodes, narrowly missing passer by

Today, not only has Irwin, 43, earned a following within the design community for his high-end, one-of-a-kind rugs but last fall he opened the showroom on the prestigious Pimlico Road and his rugs are now available in the U.S. through ALT for Living.

WSJ: Luke Irwin: The Country Weaver

The Environment Agency has issued three flood warnings for the Crossens area from Ormskirk to Southport including Banks, Birkdale, Brown Edge, Mere Brow and Scarisbrick, the River Yarrow in Croston relating to properties on Grape Lane, Town Road, and Yarrow Close and Pimlico Brook in Clitheroe.

BBC: Sandbag advice amid Lancashire flood warnings