A COMMUNITY has rallied behind a family who lost everything in a gas explosion which destroyed a home with a fundraising page set up to help.

The Just Giving Page has been established to help the family replace the belongings lost in the explosion in Evesham - and funds have already surpassed the target set.

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The page, set up by Toyah Riley, has already broken the £500 target, raising £820 so far (as of Friday).

A message on the page reads: "Anna and her family have lost everything in this terrible incident that happened on Tuesday evening. Everything has been destroyed.

"Our thoughts are with the whole family and we send get well wishes too. The Evesham community have come together well and in particular the Fairfield community have rallied around, lets now show our respects and raise funds for the family."

We have previously reported how an investigation is underway to find out what caused the blast which destroyed a home and injured four people.

Emergency services arrived at Hemingway in Evesham on Tuesday just after 5pm after receiving reports of a suspected gas explosion. 

Four people were hurt - one seriously injured - after the explosion destroyed the property.

Hereford and Worcester's Fire Investigation team were at the site on  Thursday, alongside station commanders James Holder and Neil Lilwall, West Mercia Police and the Health and Safety Executive.

A spokesperson for the Fire Investigation team said: "Our empathy goes out to the casualties and the community following this devastating event."

One man was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and two other adults were taken to the Hereford County Hospital to be treated.

However, the three people did not suffer life-threatening injuries and have been discharged from the hospital since the explosion. 

The building suffered extensive damage and the police evacuated ten neighbouring homes. 

The gas supply was also cut off from 35 homes for the safety of the residents. 

Superintendent Nigel Webster, who led the police response said the incident was 'devastating'. 

He said: "This was, of course, a devastating incident, and our thoughts are with those injured, their families and the local residents.

“The community pulled together last night to support each other and we’d particularly like to thank the local public house, which kindly gave shelter to those that had been displaced from their homes last night.

"At the moment we remain at the property with a scene guard in place and to begin an initial investigation with Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service.”

Adrian Elliott, who is the assistant chief fire officer, said: "This was a significant incident to which we immediately deployed six crews, and we’re grateful for the support we have received from the local community and our emergency service colleagues."