Man, 63, killed in suspected gas explosion in York

More than a dozen houses have been damaged in an explosion that claimed the life of a man in Haxby, near York, police said.
Man, 63, killed in suspected gas explosion in York
Sat, 20 Feb, 2016 - 00:00

A 63-year-old man, named locally as Paul Wilmott, died after a suspected gas explosion obliterated the house on Springwood.

Insp Steve Breen of North Yorkshire Police

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