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 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.
Kingdom FM A young child has been killed and four adults have been injured, two of them seriously, after a suspected gas explosion in Heysham, Lancashire Police said.
Assistant Chief Constable, Jo Edwards, said two houses on Mallowdale Avenue have collapsed, while another has suffered significant damage . Tragically a young child has been killed and four persons also injured. Our thoughts are with all those affected.
Two adults are seriously injured , she added, while the other two remain under medical assessment .
Emergency services are still in the search and rescue phase, she added, working to make the area safe .
Officers were called to reports of an explosion at 2.40am, she said.
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.