Five people have been injured after a house was destroyed by an explosion in Manchester.

Pictures from the scene in Blackley show the street strewn with rubble after the end-of-terrace house had its roof blown off and collapsed on Monday afternoon.

One person was taken to hospital following the blast, just before 12.30pm, the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said.

Greater Manchester Police said the cause of the explosion, which also damaged the house next door and a parked car, was still unknown.