Child dies after suspected gas explosion 'destroys three homes' in England
Four other people were injured in the serious incident.
By Órla Ryan
Sunday 16 May 2021, 10:52 AM
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A MAJOR INCIDENT has been declared after a suspected gas explosion which reportedly destroyed up to three terraced houses in Lancashire in England.
A young child has died and four other people have been injured, two seriously, local police have confirmed.
Lancashire Police said they were called at 2.40am today to the scene of the explosion after reports “a number” of houses on Mallowdale Avenue had collapsed.