Yahoo News Dog dies and man fighting for life after house explosion in Willington
A German Shepherd has died and a man is fighting for his life following a house explosion.
Emergency services rushed to Coronation Terrace in Willington, County Durham, in the early hours of Monday morning after an explosion rocked a property. Nearby residents were evacuated as one man was taken to hospital and the street was sealed off.
Firefighters and police are still on site today, with work ongoing in the area. The injured man, in his 40s, was transported to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle where he remains in a critical condition.
Durham Constabulary has confirmed that a young German Shepherd also lost its life in the incident. Most of the evacuated residents have now been allowed to return home.
A cordon is still in place around the scene as police and fire investigators work to determine the cause of the explosion. Anyone with information that could aid the investigation is urged to contact Durham Constabulary on 101, quoting incident number 20 of June 24, reports Chronicle Live.
The force is also asking people not to speculate online about the circumstances until a thorough investigation has been completed.
Images and video from the scene yesterday revealed the scale of the devastation, with the mid-terraced property appearing to be almost entirely demolished. The North East Ambulance Service dispatched one ambulance crew, a duty officer and four Hazardous Area Response Team crews to the location.
Assistance was also sought from the Great North Air Ambulance Service, and engineers from Northern Gas Networks (NGN) were present at the scene.
