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Gas sniff theory follows blast | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
One possible line of inquiry into a house explosion in east Belfast is that young people were sniffing gas. | |
Two teenage girls were badly burned after a gas cylinder exploded in the derelict house. | |
The house on Tildarg Street, off the Woodstock Road, collapsed following the explosion on Sunday afternoon. | The house on Tildarg Street, off the Woodstock Road, collapsed following the explosion on Sunday afternoon. |
It had been on the market with a 6,000 sq ft development site to rear for £750,000. | |
Three girls and two boys were in the house at the time of the explosion, and police have confirmed that one of them had been handling a gas cylinder. | |
The other youths' injuries were not serious, but two others spent the night in hospital. | The other youths' injuries were not serious, but two others spent the night in hospital. |
More than 150 residents had to leave their homes, while the Woodstock Road was cordoned off. | More than 150 residents had to leave their homes, while the Woodstock Road was cordoned off. |
About 40 firefighters and a specialist rescue team were sent to the scene. | About 40 firefighters and a specialist rescue team were sent to the scene. |
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