Sahara Salman was found dead in the rubble of a destroyed house after the devastating blast yesterday on the suburban street in Galpin s Road, Thornton Heath, south London
A police cordon has been extended at the scene of a gas explosion that killed a four-year-old girl because of fears over another leak in the street, emergency crews said today.
A beautiful four-year-old girl who was tragically found dead in the rubble of a destroyed house after a devastating blast yesterday has been named locally.
People living on Galpin s Road in Thornton Heath, near Croydon, said they had reported a strong smell of gas in the two weeks before the explosion at around 7am this morning.
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A father and son have been hailed as heroes for saving three people from a burning row of houses following a huge explosion in Kent.
Andy and Harry Hodges reportedly saved a 99-year-old woman, her 75-year-old son and their neighbour from their homes following the blast.
The construction workers were driving past the house in Willesborough in Ashford when they witnessed the aftermath of the explosion on Tuesday.
Two people were airlifted to hospital and a further five hurt. Dramatic photos show the smoking ruin of a house among rubble strewn across the residential street.