Huge explosion destroys house in Washington DC – video report

An explosion destroyed a property in a Virginia suburb of Washington DC. Hours before the explosion, a suspect inside his home fired a flare gun 30 to 40 times into the neighbourhood, drawing a large police response. Arlington county police said all officers escaped serious injury in the blast and it was unclear what happened to the person inside the home. They said police had tried to make contact with the suspect by phone and loudspeakers but he had remained inside without responding

• Suspect inside house that exploded fired flare gun 30 to 40 times, US police say