An explosion in a Tauranga family's kitchen erupted with such force that it blew all four gas stove knobs off their screws and kitchen cabinets off the wall.
Smoke filled the rented 15th Ave house that is home to Cruz Richmond, Kyla Cox and their children.
"I was about to put the potatoes on and then whoof, something hit me... all these blew off," Ms Cox said gesturing to the screws sticking out of the "munted" stove.
Ms Cox had just switched on a gas hob on Thursday night when the explosion happened less than a minute later. The stove top was warped upwards and the oven door bent so much it can no longer close. Element racks flew out. The nearby sink sunk a few millimetres into the bench and a corner appliance cabinet was ripped from the wall it had been attached to.
Mr Richmond said although they saw no flames, the explosion "freaked us out".