Homes across Kirkby and beyond reportedly had "lights flicker" and "windows rattle" after a massive bang woke residents up. Dozens of people said they heard what sounded like an "explosion" in the early hours of this morning, around 1am. Kirkby resident Lesley Parr told the Echo her social media was full of people talking about the "total mystery", with many left scratching their heads as to what the sound was. She said: "It was heard all over Kirkby, Fazakerley, Huyton, Stockbridge Village, Knowsley Village etc. "I'm off Ribblers Lane, we saw flashing blue lights in the close next to us so my nosy boys took a walk over with the dog. "The firemen said they've been sent in this direction and were just waiting for an update of a location, the police said the same thing too. "Our house vibrated with how loud it was, others said their lights flickered and the windows rattled. "It definitely sounded like an explosion though, I wonder if it was some freaky kind of thunder?" On a number of