Credit: Google StreetviewA WOMAN in her 40s has died following a major explosion at a house this afternoon.
Emergency services including police, firefighters and paramedics responded to the incident and the street was cordoned off.
The explosion occurred at a residential house in Chippenham, Wiltshire, around 3pm this afternoon.
Wiltshire Police confirmed that a woman has died.
A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “We can confirm that a woman has sadly died following an incident at an address in Chippenham this afternoon.
“Along with the fire service and ambulance colleagues, we attended an address in Orchard Crescent at approximately 3.20pm today following a report of an explosion.
“Sadly, a woman in her 40s died at the scene.
“The woman’s next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with her family at this time.
“There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.”
A spokesperson for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service added: “We were called to Orchard Crescent, Chippenham at 3.18pm today (5 March) to support the ambulance service and police at an incident.
“Two crews from Chippenham attended and one remains on scene.”
A woman is confirmed to have died in a house explosion in WiltshireCredit: Google Streetview 
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