Building owners tell of explosion ‘horror’

Tuesday 5th January 2010, 6:30PM GMT.

Rubble from the explosion was blasted across the street. Picture by Ian Sheppard

The Celebi family, who own the Star Kebab and Pizza House in Mardol and live above the takeaway, said they had been unable to return to their home following the blast on Sunday.

Hapice Celebi was at her home with her three children aged two, five and 16 watching TV when the blast happened.

All of the windows in their flat above the shop which her husband Zeki runs was shattered.

Mrs Celebi said she had drawn the curtains that morning because the sun was shining on the TV and if she had not done that the family could have been killed as the glass exploded inwards.

Today they are still unable to get back into their flat and only have the clothes they were wearing when they ran outside in the aftermath of the explosion to escape the glass that had imploded.

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