An eyewitness has described the scene of a house fire in Port Erin this morning.
The witness, who lives close to the property on Maine Road, says there was a loud boom shortly after 7.30am.
She spoke to Kate Skinner (audio file attached):
(Picture: Fire crews at the incident in Main Road, Port Erin).
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