A Berkeley man was arrested this morning on suspicion of the production of a controlled drug in connection with an explosion that occured inside a Berkeley home yesterday afternoon.

Emergency services responded to a report of an explosion at a house in Newport, Berkeley shortly before 1.45pm on Wednesday.

A woman who was at the property suffered injuries and was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol by paramedics, where she remains in a stable condition.

The man arrested this morning has since been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

An investigation into the cause of the explosion is ongoing and police remain at the scene.