A GAS pipe in Whitefield was torched creating a 5ft fireball.
Children are believed to have set alight rubbish at the rear of Specs Direct opticians in Elms Square, on Monday morning.
The flames burnt away the plastic gas piping before coming into contact with the escaping gas. Firefighters turned off the supply and alerted Transco.
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