Man survives explosion that destroyed his home

A 72-YEAR-OLD man survived an oxygen cylinder explosion which destroyed his home yesterday.

The explosion, heard more than half a mile away, blew out the windows in his bungalow and blasted the front door off its hinges - it landed 10ft away in the garden.

A dazed Terry Sheehan miraculously made his way out of his burning home where he was found by a neighbour. He was rushed to hospital where he was treated for burns to his head.