The Fire Service have confirmed that a person, believed to be an elderly man, has been injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a house on Greerton Road this morning.

Northern communication centre shift manager Paul Radden says the explosion occurred at around 8.20am.

Fire officials at the scene on Greerton Road. Photos: Cameron Avery.

One person has been injured, but as yet there are no official details on the age of the person or the nature and severity of the injuries.

However, a witness at the scene has told SunLive that an elderly man was brought out of the property on a stretcher and appeared to have burns to his face. He was conscious and talking.

'The single level dwelling in Greerton Road caught fire as a result of the explosion,” says Paul.

'The fire has now been extinguished and we have a fire investigator en-route to try and determine what's caused the fire and the cylinder to explode.”