An aerial video of a Northwood, Christchurch, house destroyed in a gas explosion on July 19, 2019.
A gas fitter who carried out work at a Christchurch home a day before it exploded and left several people seriously injured must pay more than $130,000 to the victims of the blast.
The explosion in July 2019 rocked the suburb of Northwood, destroying a house and causing significant damage to several properties nearby.
The worst of those injured needed skin grafts, while one was left in a coma.
Gas Unlimited owner Gregory John Smith was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday to 325 hours’ community work after earlier pleading guilty to breaching the Gas Act.