Second body found following Newcastle house explosion

The force has already confirmed that a seven-year-old boy died in the incident

The scene in Violet Close in Benwell, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, after the explosion. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA

A second body has been found following a house explosion in Newcastle.

Northumbria Police said on Thursday that the body of a man, who is believed to be in his 30s, was found in the debris in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city, where the blast happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning.