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George Arthur Hinds: Explosion that killed toddler in Lancashire caused by cut gas pipe, say police
An explosion that killed a toddler in Heysham, Lancashire, was caused by a cut gas pipe inside a neighbouring house, police have said.
Detectives said they had launched a criminal investigation into how the pipe came to be severed in number 20 Mallowdale Avenue, with inquiries still ongoing.
George Arthur Hinds, who was aged two years and 10 months, died in the blast in the early hours of Sunday 16 May.