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She told BBC other residents also found items were not there when police retrieved them

A woman whose home was destroyed in the Redwood Grove explosion earlier this year believes the site was looted after the blast.

According to a report with the BBC, Karina Kaetano believes her family jewellery – including a blue sapphire bracelet with white crystals – was taken from a room not even affected by the blaze.

She said when police asked what residents would like recovered, she asked for a jewellery box but it was returned empty.

Bedfordshire Police confirmed it is investigating.

Fatal Redwood Grove explosion in Bedford was deliberately caused by victim polic...

Detectives investigating the fatal explosion at the Redwood Grove flats in July believe the fire was deliberately started by Reena James who died in the blaze.

Evidence now suggests the 42-year-old targeted the flat, breaking into it and dousing it with an accelerant before setting fire to it.

'My belongings were stolen after fatal Bedford flats explosion,' says resident