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04/01/2010
Shrewsbury Blast Inquiry Continues
Investigators today remained at the scene of a Shrewsbury explosion which injured 12 people early yesterday.
Police said they were surprised no-one was killed when the suspected gas blast tore through a building on Bridge Street.
One woman was airlifted to hospital following the explosion, while a man was treated for serious spinal injuries.
Five others had to be pulled free from a car immersed in rubble.
The building, used for housing and retail businesses, was destroyed in the incident.
Part of the town centre has been sealed off to the public as inquires continue.
Council officials, who plan to hold an emergency meeting later, said several tonnes of rubble will need removed before some roads and pedestrian footpaths can be reopened.
Kiley McDonnell, the man seriously harmed in the blast, was starring in the town's production of Peter Pan. Last night's final performance was cancelled.
The Theatre Severn suffered some minor damage in the explosion.
A fire service spokesman said "quite a significant gas leak" had been traced, but suggested this could have occurred after the explosion.
"Luckily, I would say, it has been a very quiet period. If this had been prior to Christmas, when the shops and the streets and the pubs were a lot busier, then it could have been a significantly worse incident," he said.
The seriously injured woman sustained burns to her head, neck and chest.
She was rushed to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham after being found on the ground outside the burning building.
(PR/GK)
Police said they were surprised no-one was killed when the suspected gas blast tore through a building on Bridge Street.
One woman was airlifted to hospital following the explosion, while a man was treated for serious spinal injuries.
Five others had to be pulled free from a car immersed in rubble.
The building, used for housing and retail businesses, was destroyed in the incident.
Part of the town centre has been sealed off to the public as inquires continue.
Council officials, who plan to hold an emergency meeting later, said several tonnes of rubble will need removed before some roads and pedestrian footpaths can be reopened.
Kiley McDonnell, the man seriously harmed in the blast, was starring in the town's production of Peter Pan. Last night's final performance was cancelled.
The Theatre Severn suffered some minor damage in the explosion.
A fire service spokesman said "quite a significant gas leak" had been traced, but suggested this could have occurred after the explosion.
"Luckily, I would say, it has been a very quiet period. If this had been prior to Christmas, when the shops and the streets and the pubs were a lot busier, then it could have been a significantly worse incident," he said.
The seriously injured woman sustained burns to her head, neck and chest.
She was rushed to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham after being found on the ground outside the burning building.
(PR/GK)
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