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| Newark house blast: Second body found | Newark house blast: Second body found |
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| A woman has been found dead amid the rubble of a house where a man died in a suspected gas explosion. | |
| The second body was found by rescuers on Monday morning at the house in Newark, Nottinghamshire. | |
| Police said continuing searches in the rubble had "revealed" the body of a woman, which would be recovered later. | |
| A man's body was removed from the house in Wright Street in the early hours. A man, a woman and two children were treated in hospital. | |
| A Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson said a "controlled demolition" would be carried out later as the property was not considered safe. | A Nottinghamshire Police spokesperson said a "controlled demolition" would be carried out later as the property was not considered safe. |
| About 100 people living near the site had to leave their homes overnight. | About 100 people living near the site had to leave their homes overnight. |
| Many spent the night at the nearby Grove Leisure Centre. | Many spent the night at the nearby Grove Leisure Centre. |
| 'Completely destroyed' | |
| Police said the woman and two children were treated after breathing in smoke and subsequently discharged from Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre. | |
| The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and the effects of smoke inhalation and is still being treated. | |
| Cormac Fleming, from Newark, witnessed the blast at about 17:10 BST on Sunday, and helped with the rescue effort, plucking a newborn baby from the neighbour's damaged house. | Cormac Fleming, from Newark, witnessed the blast at about 17:10 BST on Sunday, and helped with the rescue effort, plucking a newborn baby from the neighbour's damaged house. |
| "I live just a couple of streets away and was first on the scene, with my wife and two kids. We were walking our dog and got within 8ft of the house, when it exploded right in front of us," he said. | "I live just a couple of streets away and was first on the scene, with my wife and two kids. We were walking our dog and got within 8ft of the house, when it exploded right in front of us," he said. |
| "The sheer force of the blast knocked my son off his bike. I rang 999 straight away. | "The sheer force of the blast knocked my son off his bike. I rang 999 straight away. |
| "One house was completely destroyed and the house next to it was half-blown up. | "One house was completely destroyed and the house next to it was half-blown up. |
| "I then noticed a curtain moving in the house next door. I, and another man, smashed the window and next thing I was being handed a newborn baby." | "I then noticed a curtain moving in the house next door. I, and another man, smashed the window and next thing I was being handed a newborn baby." |
| 'Tornado of smoke' | |
| He said a five-year-old and his mother, who was cut and in shock, followed the baby out. | He said a five-year-old and his mother, who was cut and in shock, followed the baby out. |
| They were led away from the rubble before Mr Fleming and the man returned to the house to try and help. | They were led away from the rubble before Mr Fleming and the man returned to the house to try and help. |
| "We tried to see if anyone was in it from the back but it soon caught fire, so we pulled back and waited for the fire service to arrive." | "We tried to see if anyone was in it from the back but it soon caught fire, so we pulled back and waited for the fire service to arrive." |
| Pirita Suomela, who lives nearby and was on the scene within minutes, said: "From where I was standing it looked like complete destruction." | Pirita Suomela, who lives nearby and was on the scene within minutes, said: "From where I was standing it looked like complete destruction." |
| She said she heard a loud bang and went outside to see "huge clouds of smoke coming up behind the trees". | She said she heard a loud bang and went outside to see "huge clouds of smoke coming up behind the trees". |
| A man was lying disorientated in the street with blood on his face. | A man was lying disorientated in the street with blood on his face. |
| "Within a minute of this I saw what can only be described as a tornado of smoke rising up, with violent flames blasting a long way over the footpath, immediately in front of the house," she added. | "Within a minute of this I saw what can only be described as a tornado of smoke rising up, with violent flames blasting a long way over the footpath, immediately in front of the house," she added. |
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