A father has said it was a "miracle" he and his four-year-old daughter survived a gas explosion that destroyed their home.
Jay Sabanal, 36, and his daughter, Bella, were asleep when the blast happened at their end-of-terrace house in Shirley, Southampton, at 01:30 GMT
The pair, rescued by neighbours in Howards Grove, escaped with cuts and bruises.
They were taken to Southampton General Hospital and later discharged.
Mr Sabanal said: "We were asleep and then all I heard was an explosion.
"I thought it was a dream at first and then I heard my daughter screaming, shouting for me. 'Daddy can you help me' is all I can hear from her."
Bella said: "We just went to sleep but the explosion was very loud when I just woke up.
"Our Christmas tree is broken."
Mr Sabanal's wife, Liberty, was at work at the time of the blast.
She said: "I don't care about the house, because the house can be replaced, but my family won't be replaced. Bella is my only child."
Four other houses were evacuated and other properties had their windows blown out.
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