Revealed: Couple who are fighting for life after gas pipe was cut in their home - sparking blast that killed two-year-old boy in house next door
Darren, 44, and Sharon Greenham, 50, remain in hospital after a gas explosion at their home in Heysham
Police believe gas pipe was cut in their home causing a devastating explosion which destroyed three houses
Explosion injured neighbours Stephen Hinds and Vicki Studholme and killed their two-year-old son George
George s parents have since been discharged from hospital and have shared tributes to their beautiful angel
The parents of a toddler who died in a suspected gas explosion in Heysham have paid tribute to their ‘beautiful little angel.’ Emergency services were called to the scene of the blast on Mallowdale Avenue at about 2.40am yesterday (May 16). Officers attended and found two houses collapsed with serious damage to a third property. Very sadly George Arthur Hinds, aged two years and 10 months, died as a result of the incident. George’s parents Vicky Studholme and Stephen Hinds were also injured, although thankfully not seriously. In a tribute they said: “We are devastated at the loss of our beautiful George. He was so precious to us.
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image captionGeorge s parents said the two-year-old was so precious to us
There will be no quick answers in the investigation of a house explosion which killed a child and left four others injured, a fire chief has said.
Two-year-old George Hinds died in the blast on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, in the early hours of Sunday.
Two houses collapsed and a third was seriously damaged.
Assistant chief fire officer Ben Norman said investigators were working in the most awful conditions .
He said officers were very much moving to slow time, to methodically work through what is a very, very difficult site .
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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.