Fire crews were called to an explosion in a Hampshire home last night.

The blast was caused when an aerosol can exploded in a first floor flat.

As a result the 50-year-old man who lived in the first flat in Mountbatten Road, Eastleigh, was taken to Southampton General Hospital.

The explosion at 5.20pm caused severe structural damage to the builidng.

Fire crews were at the scene for an hour.