Washing machine helps save woman as blast destroys home

A 76-year-old woman was saved by her washing machine in an "extraordinarily lucky" escape after a suspected gas blast destroyed her home.

Tue, 29 Dec, 2015 - 09:36

A 76-year-old woman was saved by her washing machine in an "extraordinarily lucky" escape after a suspected gas blast destroyed her home.

The woman was found by rescue workers yesterday wedged in a void next to the machine with the weight of the roof and upper floors above her, according to firefighters.

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