Man, 82, escapes gas explosion with minor injury

An 82-year-old man had a miraculous escape when he was blown out of his house by a gas explosion.

The doors and windows of his house were knocked out by the force of the blast, but the man only suffered minor burns and bruising.

The explosion happened at Barrett’s Terrace, off Gurranabraher Rd on the northside of Cork City, on Thursday night.