Try your hand at questions from Britain's most loved shows. Video, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. Our thoughts are with all those affected.". In a post on Facebook, headteacher Mr Smith said: I will be opening the school pedestrian gate (by the bus stop) at 11:30am so the local community can drop off food, toiletries and clothing for those affected. Ive been very lucky. Ms Faulkner said that her own property and others in the immediate area had been damaged in the devastating explosion. Our reporter Olivia Baron has spoken to the incident commander at the scene for an update. Recorder Altham commends the police actions in investigating the explosion, while offering no comment on the complaints over lack of action over earlier complaints. 'Even if you think the information you have is insignificant or irrelevant please tell us and we can be the judge.'. Emergency services are still in the search and rescue phase, she added, working to "make the area safe". My whole house shook. Cadent, previously known as National Grid Gas Distribution, is responsible for the underground gas distribution pipes which transport the gas into people's homes. I was already awake. Were just confused as to what has happened.". St Patricks Catholic Primary School in Morecambe is open for first responders to make a brew or use the facilities. Two houses collapsed and a third was seriously damaged in the blast. Take care and stay safe. His defence asked for 25% credit on the basis of an indication of guilt to newly instructed solicitors and his memory loss. Read about our approach to external linking. . 2023 BBC. Read about our approach to external linking. "Police were telling us turn off your cars and everything like that, and we had to turn off the gas. Lancashire Police said it was investigating how and why the pipe became severed and treating it as a criminal investigation. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Officers were called to reports of an explosion at 2.40am, she said. This is the scene of the blast in Heysham. Road closures remain in place in the area surrounding the property. Residents have been evacuated from the area, while a safety cordon and road closures are in place, including on nearby Littedale Avenue. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Fire and rescue services are still searching the properties at the centre of the blast on Mallowdale Avenue, and a police cordon is in place. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. 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Recorder Altham lists anti-social behaviour including frequent bonfires, which prompted complaints seven or eight times a year. Our reporter Olivia Baron is at the scene. Two-year-old George Hinds died in the blast in Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham on 16 May.. He adds that experts evidence explained the smell and sound of the gas leak would have been obvious. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Darren Greenham is now back in the dock, wearing an all grey tracksuit. George Arthur Hinds, aged two years and 10 months, was killed by the blast on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, Emergency workers at the scene of the explosion, in which two-year-old George Arthur Hinds was killed and two people were seriously injured in Heysham. George's parents Vicky Studholme and Stephen Hinds, who lived at number 18, were also injured but have since been discharged from hospital. Witnesses say that they were woken up by a loud explosion in the early hours of the morning. 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A number of people have been evacuated from their homes and a safety cordon is in place. We have no words to describe how we feel and just want time to ourselves to come to terms with what has happened. Morecambe and Heysham Past and Present Facebook group have set up a fundraiser to help the people of Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham after the devastating explosion in the early hours of this morning, and the very sad loss of a young life. Well work to conclude this incident safely and work with support and concern for the local community to ensure they can rebuild and go back to their normal lives in due course, he said. But Greenham didn't turn the gas supply off to the property in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham. Recorder Altham is outlining the events which led to the explosion, as George lay somewhere where he should have been safe. Do not sell or share my personal information. Video taken from a helicopter flying above Heysham in Lancashire underlines the extent of the destruction. Our thoughts remain with his loved ones. Ms Studholme and Mr Hinds were also injured in the blast, which caused two houses to collapse and a third was seriously damaged. A neighbour whose home was close to the blast said: "We are all fine just shaken and worried about the house as we have no door or windows and the roof's damaged. George's parents said the two-year-old "was so precious to us", Two houses collapsed and a third was seriously damaged in the blast, Cadent said the gas mains did not cause the blast. We would like to thank the public for their patience and assistance while we dealt with this incident and express our gratitude to all our staff and emergency service colleagues who have worked extremely hard over the last few hours and continue to do so. Paul Marsh, 54, of Banks Crescent, has now also been charged with theft and criminal damage. Our beautiful little angel grew his wings today.. 'Our focus now is on trying to establish how and why the pipe inside No. It was like a bomb going off, it was that kind of impact.. He would also light frequent bonfires, fuelled with petrol, which grew out of control and was regularly abusive to those living next to him. An explosion has been reported at a row of terraced houses on chat around 2.40am this morning (May . Criminal investigation launched after police reveal cause of Heysham gas explosion Police have launched a criminal investigation after discovering a cut gas pipe caused the explosion which killed a two-year-old last weekend. Ms Brandwood said: 'The general public has been fantastic. Susan Faulkner, 74, who lives on Mallowdale Avenue, said: The sound really shook me, Im still quite shaken by it. In a basis of plea submitted as he accepted the manslaughter charge, he said: "I cut the gas pipes believing the gas supply was turned off. Play it now! 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