Woman escapes with her life after fridge falls on top of her in gas explosion at her home

A mother in England survived a gas blast which flattened one half of a semi and wrecked the other because a fridge fell on her, a relative said.

Fri, 11 Aug, 2017 - 19:37

A mother in England survived a gas blast which flattened one half of a semi and wrecked the other because a fridge fell on her, a relative said.

Susan Shepherd was pulled from the rubble of her home in Ryhope, Sunderland, by the emergency services following the explosion around 8.50am on Friday.

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