Seven-year-old boy killed in ‘devastating explosion’ in Newcastle
by Mark Brown North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6RGPE)
Explosion and fire in residential Benwell and Elswick area destroyed house with six people also taken to hospital
A seven-year-old boy has died after what was described as a devastating explosion" destroyed houses in a residential street.
Northumbria police confirmed that a child had died and six people were taken to hospital after a large fire in Newcastle in the early hours of Wednesday.
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