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Kingstanding gas blast: Decades old faulty copper gas pipe sparked deadly explosion

Neighbours described a 'huge bang' and said the former Birmingham Council house had been 'flattened' and was 'completely missing' after the accident that killed retired pub landlady Doreen Mace

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‘Brave’ rescuers praised by family following fatal gas blast inquest

Doreen Mace died in the gas blast explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham, in June 2022.

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Death of grandmother, 79, in fatal gas blast was accidental, inquest jury finds

Doreen Mace died in the gas explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham, in June 2022.

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‘Decades-old’ faulty gas pipe join thought to be source of deadly house blast

Doreen Mace died in the explosion at her partner’s house in Kingstanding, Birmingham, in June 2022.

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Man sleeps in his car after three years of 'racist' attacks hounds him out of his home

Haileab Tesfay's request to move from his flat in Kingstanding has been rejected by Birmingham City Council, who say he has to have “an exceptional need to move”

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Dea-John Reid: Hundreds march in Birmingham after Black teenager stabbed to death

Activists marched through Kingstanding on Saturday afternoon against a backdrop of rallying cries for justice and reggae anthems

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Fatal Birmingham gas blast caused by ‘accidental’ gas leak in home, say investigators

A woman died in the explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham, on Sunday

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Fatal house gas blast victim believed to be 79-year-old woman

Doreen Rees-Bibb is understood to have died in the explosion, with another man rescued by members of the public.

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‘Heart of pure gold’: Family mourn woman who died in Birmingham gas explosion

The victim of the explosion in Kingstanding is understood to be 79-year-old Doreen Rees-Bibb

Evening Standard

Birmingham explosion: Hero neighbours charged into burning house to save man after blast

Emergency services descended on the scene of a house explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham on Sunday evening, with the blast heard for miles around and left the property in ruins

Daily Mirror

Kingstanding house explosion neighbour says toilet break 'saved my life'

The explosion in Birmingham saw a woman die and a man was left fighting for his life after a house was consumed by fire at around 8:30pm. Neighbours had their ceilings come down

Daily Mirror

Witnesses relive fearless rescue from fireball house

A man escaped with his life after being pulled to safety from the wreckage by around a dozen Good Samaritans but a woman has died.

The Independent UK

Woman killed and man fighting for life after devastating explosion destroys home

West Midlands Fire Service confirmed this morning that a female victim was found dead at the scene.

Daily Record

Woman dead and man fighting for life as locals describe heroic house rescue

The male casualty was pulled from the burning wreckage of the home in Kingstanding, Birmingham, after the gas explosion on Sunday night.

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Woman found dead after gas explosion destroys house in Birmingham

The incident has also left one man in a life-threatening condition

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Birmingham explosion: Woman found dead after home destroyed in fireball blast

The West Midlands Fire Service has confirmed a woman was found dead at the scene of Sunday night's explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham

Bristol Post

Man in life-threatening condition after gas explosion 'like an earthquake' destroyed house

The man was rescued from the scene last night by residents and was taken to hospital after suffering 'very significant injuries'

Manchester Evening News

Woman found dead and man pulled alive from wreckage after Birmingham gas explosion

Police and fire crews descended on Kingstanding

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Kingstanding residents rescue trapped man from rubble following blast

The man is in a life-threatening condition following the explosion in north Birmingham.

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Birmingham explosion: Heroes save 'screaming' man covered in blood as 'clothes blown off'

Residents of Dulwich Road in Kingstanding, Birmingham heard the man "screaming" inside the destroyed property and bravely ran inside where they found him "covered in blood"

The Independent UK

Man fighting for life after gas explosion in Birmingham

Footage on social media showed flames, damage and debris from a terraced red brick house.

The Independent UK

Man fighting for life after house destroyed in Birmingham explosion

Four other men suffered minor injuries and were assessed by ambulance crews at the scene.

Manchester Evening News

Reports of multiple casualties as house is destroyed in Birmingham explosion

The emergency services are at the scene and people have been evacuated in Kingstanding, Birmingham, tonight

Daily Mirror

Fury at killer teen's sentence after killing 14-year-old as horrifying footage shared

Chilling footage shows Dea-John Reid, 14, in his final moments being chased by another teenager holding a knife in Kingstanding, Birmingham, on May 31 last year

Wales Online

Man's 'chilling' hand grenade threat to police during stand-off at his home

Jason Delaney, of Kingstanding, Birmingham, claimed to have a hand grenade and machine gun and made threats to kill an officer

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