House collapses after suspected gas explosion © Reuters Russell Boyce Six people have been saved after a house collapsed following a suspected gas explosion. Police and firefighters were called to a house, divided into three flats, in Wellesley Road, Clacton, Essex, at about 2.30am on Monday. A family of four was rescued from the roof of the building, firefighters saved a woman from inside and a man was found in the rubble. Spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service, Gary Sanderson, said all six people were treated for injuries. One woman suffered serious burns. About 60 people were evacuated from nearby homes. An adjoining property is also believed to be unstable. It is thought that all residents have been accounted for by the Urban Search and Rescue Team.