Child dies and four injured after gas explosion destroys homes in Lancashire
Telegraph, 16 May 2021
A young child has been killed in a suspected gas explosion which caused two houses to collapse in Heysham, Lancashire.
Lancashire Fire said on Twitter that 10 units were called to a row of houses on Mallowdale Avenue around 2.30am on Sunday. Firefighters were searching a collapsed property.
Nearby residents said they heard a blast that sounded and felt like a "minor earthquake" or a bomb.
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Lancashire Fire said on Twitter that 10 units were called to a row of houses on Mallowdale Avenue around 2.30am on Sunday. Firefighters were searching a collapsed property.
Nearby residents said they heard a blast that sounded and felt like a "minor earthquake" or a bomb.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/16/major-incident-declared-gas-explosion-destroys-terraced-houses/
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