This was the scene of destruction after an explosion ripped open a cash machine at a Hounslow petrol station.
The loud blast woke residents living near the Esso garage in Hounslow Road, Hanworth , in the early hours of Wednesday (August 10) morning.
Graham Payne, who owns the nearby fish store Simply Koi, took these photos of the wreckage, showing the twisted remains of the ATM and debris strewn across the forecourt.
He said he was told thieves had used propane gas to blow loose the door of the machine, weighing 50kg, which was sent crashing into a nearby pump.
"It's lucky the station was closed when it happened. The whole place could have gone up if you had flowing petrol," he said.
"There's a road two or three hundred metres away from the station where they heard the explosion so it must have been quite a bang."
Mr Payne said there were rumours that around £20,000 was taken from the ATM, although he did not know if this was true.
He said he was aware of a similar incident at a Shell petrol station in Twickenham about three months ago.
A member of staff at the petrol station said the store was closed when the explosion happened at around 2.30am.
He said one petrol pump had been damaged in the explosion, but the garage remained open as normal.
'People thought a bomb had gone off'
Gas explosions are often used by thieves targeting ATMs. There was a string of such thefts in west London during late 2014 and early 2015.
Linda Garcia, of Feltham , expressed her shock at the latest incident.
"I quite often use that garage and when I heard what had happened I thought 'oh my goodness'," she said.
"I know a lot of people living on the Oriel estate across the road from the petrol station heard the explosion, so it must have been very loud.
"Some people said it sounded like a bomb going off."
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed officers were called to the scene at 2.32am.
He said no one was present when officers arrived, and no arrests have been made.
He could not confirm at this stage what had caused the explosion or whether any money had been taken.
The Flying Squad are investigating.
Anyone with information can call police on the non-emergency number 101. To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
