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Chief Inspector Chris Hardy, of Lancashire Constabulary, said today: This appalling incident has resulted in the loss of a young boy s life and has left two others with very serious injuries. My thoughts today are with George s family and loved ones at this sad time, as well as those others affected by this incident. While we have today started our enquiries, alongside our partners, into what led to yesterday s explosion I must stress that we are faced with an extremely complex scene which needs painstaking and forensic investigation. I appreciate that the community are concerned and want answers but I m afraid it is likely to take some considerable time before we are in a position to provide them.
A young child killed in a suspected gas explosion has been described as a “beautiful little angel” by his parents.
George Arthur Hinds, aged two years and 10 months, died while two other people are in a critical condition in hospital following the incident on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, on Sunday morning.
Lancashire Police said they were called to the scene of the blast at about 2.40am and found two houses collapsed with serious damage to a third property.
George’s parents Vicky Studholme and Stephen Hinds were also injured but not seriously, police said.
In a tribute to their son, they said: “We are devastated at the loss of our beautiful George.
A young child has been killed in a “devastating” explosion which caused at least two houses to collapse and damaged several others.
Residents in Heysham, Lancashire, described the noise of the blast as “like a bomb going off” with debris that covered nearby streets and fields.
Young child killed in ‘devastating’ explosion which destroyed houses
Lancashire Police said they were called to the scene of the explosion at 2.40am on Sunday after reports that “a number” of houses on Mallowdale Avenue had collapsed.
The force later confirmed the death of a child and said four people had been injured, two seriously.