Man killed and four people injured after Newark house is set alight by 'gas explosion' Blast happened yesterday at house on road in Newark, Nottinghamshire Locals were asked to remain indoors and close windows to avoid fumes Searches of property ongoing to confirm if anyone else is inside house A man was killed and four other people were injured last night in a gas explosion which destroyed a terraced house - with one person still missing in the early hours of this morning, police said. The explosion just after 5pm yesterday on a street in Newark, Nottinghamshire, prompted police to ask local people to remain indoors and keep their windows shut to reduce the impact of dust. The man's body was found during an ongoing search of the rubble - and after the property has been made safe, fire crews will continue to search for another person, who was believed to still be inside. Two children and a woman were taken to a Nottingham hospital for treatment to smoke inhalation and were discharged. A man also suffered serious injuries and smoke inhalation, and remains in hospital. Nottinghamshire Police said more than 100 people had been evacuated from nearby homes to a rest centre as a precaution and alternative accommodation was being arranged for those who needed it. Photographs posted on Twitter following the explosion yesterday showed the blast to have caused severe damage to the house, with at least part of the property reduced to rubble. Emergency crews were alerted to the blast at the terraced property on Wright Street at 5:11pm and at least five fire appliances, including specialist rescue crews, were sent to the scene. A police spokesman said searches of the property were ongoing to establish if anyone else was inside the house. "Local people are being asked to remain indoors and ensure windows are closed to reduce the effects of dust and any gas fumes," the spokesman added. I was in the back garden just doing some gardening and there was an almighty bang, and the floor shook. It sounded like a bomb had gone off down the road Dan Walker, local resident Local resident Dan Walker, who lives around 100 yards from the house, told Sky News that children could be heard screaming in the moments after the blast. Mr Walker said: "I was in the back garden just doing some gardening and there was an almighty bang, and the floor shook. It sounded like a bomb had gone off down the road. All you could hear was kids screaming so I ran out to the front garden to see what was going on. I went down the street and I could see the house - it was in pieces. Smoke: More than 100 people were evacuated from their nearby homes in Newark as a precaution Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said appliances from Tuxford, Newark, Southwell and Collingham had attended the incident. It was horrendous, it was just terrifying. The whole building has all come down Isla MacDonald, eyewitness The property which was destroyed is said by neighbours to have been occupied by a couple and a small child. Audie Cashin told reporters he and four other people helped to drag a man out of the wrecked property. Mr Cashin, who was informed that man's father was in the cellar of the house, said he was then ordered to leave the area by fire crews. Protective masks: Police asked locals to remain indoors and close all windows to reduce the effects of dust Eyewitness Isla MacDonald, who lives in Wright Street, told how she and her partner saw a man in the remains of the building. She told BBC Radio Nottingham: "There was all this smoke. It was like something off the telly. A man was crawling through the debris bleeding - the whole of the house had come down. Two lads came and we got him out, and carried him up the path away from the all the smoke. His legs were hurting, so we laid him down.  The whole building has all come down. Working through the night: The property which was destroyed is said by neighbours to have been occupied by a couple and a small child And Hazel Hall, 76, who lives on Wood Street, which runs parallel to the site of the blast, said: "I heard a massive bang like a bomb had just gone off. It was beyond words really, just a huge explosion of noise. There were fire engines and police cars whizzing down our road, emergency services just took over the whole area. It was obvious there had been a massive disaster. I heard it was a gas boiler that blew up, so it's really worrying to be honest. I get my boiler checked all the time, but it still scares me now. It's horrifying, everybody is saying there was a baby that came out of the house. Houses are just houses aren't they - it's the shattered lives that are the real disaster. In the night sky: Smoke could be seen from a distance last night following the explosion in Newark Murial Gaffney, 70, said a baby was pulled out of the property "completely black with soot." She added: "We were watching television when we heard a massive explosion. At first we thought it was our boiler in the loft. Our bungalow started shaking like there was an earthquake. I immediately rushed out into the street. There were loads of people all standing outside. The sound was like a cannon had gone off. The house is only 200 yards from me and had completely blown out. The whole thing was black and gutted. The one next to it was all twisted, and you could see the tiles had fallen off. The family from the house next door were sat in the street in shock.