A man dies after a bungalow is destroyed in an explosion that police treat as a suspected gas incident. The man, reported as 67-year-old Stephen Woodward, is taken to hospital with severe burns after the blast on Sunday, August 9, and he later dies.
Police launch an investigation into what caused the explosion and the circumstances leading up to it. Reports state that the man suffers burns to around 85% of his body. Outlets focus on the severity of the injuries and the scale of the damage, while also highlighting that the cause is not yet confirmed and that investigators are working to establish how a gas-related incident occurred.
