Car on its side with road shut off after serious crash in Bolton
Police have shut off Marsden Road
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Police in Marsden Road, Bolton (Image: ASP)
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Fire, police and ambulance services are at the scene of a serious road accident on the edge of Bolton town centre.
A major incident has been declared after a gas explosion which reportedly destroyed up to three terraced houses in Heysham, Lancashire.
Lancashire Fire said on Twitter that 10 units were called to a row of homes on Mallowdale Avenue around 2.30am on Sunday and that firefighters were searching a collapsed property.
“A major incident has been declared after we (were) called to terraced houses on Mallowdale Avenue. It has been reported that there has been an explosion at a property and firefighters are searching the collapsed property,” Lancashire Fire said.
A major incident has been declared after we called to terraced houses on Mallowdale Avenue. It has been reported that there has been an explosion at a property and firefighters are searching the collapsed property.
A young child has been killed in a suspected gas explosion which caused two houses to collapse.
Lancashire Police said they were called to the scene of the explosion in Heysham 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, adding that two people were also seriously injured.
We remain at scene of a suspected gas explosion on Mallowdale Ave Heysham which has caused 2 houses to collapse & badly damaged another. Sadly, we can now confirm a young child has died & 4 other people have been injured, 2 seriously. Our thoughts are with all those affected. pic.twitter.com/mkiDAFNba3
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A MAJOR INCIDENT has been declared after a suspected gas explosion which reportedly destroyed up to three terraced houses in Lancashire in England.
A young child has died and four other people have been injured, two seriously, local police have confirmed.
Lancashire Police said they were called at 2.40am today to the scene of the explosion after reports “a number” of houses on Mallowdale Avenue had collapsed.
A major incident has been declared after a suspected gas explosion which reportedly destroyed up to three terraced houses in Heysham, Lancashire.
Lancashire Police said they had been called at 2.40am to the scene of the explosion after reports “a number” of houses on Mallowdale Avenue had collapsed.
In a statement, the force said: “We are currently at the scene of a suspected gas explosion on Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham.
“We were called at 2.40am… to reports that a number of houses on the road had collapsed.
https://twitter.com/LancsPolice/status/1393776167170289664
“Our officers are at the scene along with our colleagues from Lancashire Fire and Rescue and North West Ambulance Service.