A loud explosion was heard as a major blaze broke out at a supermarket in Birmingham, with witnesses claiming it was started by a car set alight and rammed into the shop.
Local property developer Isaac Zintaan said he had been alerted to the fire after residents of his nearby premises told him they had heard a loud explosion which sounded like a bomb went off.
The fire service said the blaze at the front of the retail store had spread to shop signage and the bay windows of flats above.
More than 50 firefighters were called to the incident in Sparkhill, with images showing a burnt-out white car outside the supermarket.
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