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Kingstanding residents rescue trapped man from rubble following blast

Heroic residents have described how they clambered past flaming debris, through dust and rubble shortly after a suspected gas explosion to pull an injured man alive from the ruins of a house. The man is in a life-threatening condition following the ...

27 Jun 2022 at 07:59

Ofgem ‘extremely concerned’ over 190 vulnerable people have no gas in Sheffield

Energy regulator Ofgem has said it is “extremely concerned” almost 200 vulnerable people in Sheffield have been left without gas amid the freezing cold temperatures. People living in the Stannington area of the Yorkshire city have been without gas ...

10 Dec 2022 at 15:55

Water firm defends response after burst leaves homes without gas in cold snap

A water company blamed for leaving thousands of people without gas in freezing temperatures has defended its response, saying its priority is the huge effort to restore supplies. Yorkshire Water’s director of water, Neil Dewis, was confronted by ...

08 Dec 2022 at 16:49

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

The death of a 79-year-old great-grandmother killed in a house blast triggered by a “decades-old” faulty copper gas pipe join was accidental, an inquest jury has concluded. Retired pub landlady Doreen Mace, originally from Erdington, Birmingham,...

17 Jan 2023 at 14:25

Hydrogen heating trial called off in Ellesmere Port after local protests

Hydrogen heating trials have been called off in Ellesmere Port after local protests. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) confirmed on Tuesday that a trial will no longer take place in the Whitby area of the Cheshire town. ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:54

Redcar locals call for vote on hydrogen trial after Ellesmere Port plans dropped

Residents of a Yorkshire town have called for an independent vote on hydrogen heating trials after proposals for the alternative location were called off. Redcar homeowners have written a letter to the Government to warn of the “lack of ...

11 Jul 2023 at 17:24

Man fighting for life after gas explosion in Birmingham

Man fighting for life after suspected gas explosion in Birmingham

A man is in a life-threatening condition and a house has been destroyed after a gas explosion in Birmingham. West Midlands Police said they were called just after 8.30pm on Sunday to the incident on Dulwich Road in Kingstanding. One ...

27 Jun 2022 at 03:14

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

The family of a 79-year-old great-grandmother killed in a house blast triggered by a “decades-old” faulty copper gas pipe have praised “brave” rescuers who tried to save her. An inquest jury concluded on Tuesday the death of ...

17 Jan 2023 at 15:36

Scrap gas networks’ right to forcibly enter homes, campaigners tell peers

Environment and fuel poverty campaigners are urging peers to scrap a proposed law that would allow gas distribution networks (GDNs) to switch people’s boilers to hydrogen without their consent. The Energy Bill, which is due ...

14 Apr 2023 at 17:29

Family

Girl, 10, saves grandma from ‘silent killer’ carbon monoxide leak after attending safety workshop with school

A 10-year-old girl “saved” her grandmother from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning after attending a workshop at school and giving her an alarm which detected a potentially fatal leak. Connie Burslem, now 11, who lives in ...

18 Oct 2024 at 06:30

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Energy firms pay £8m in penalties after attending some gas leaks late

Three gas distribution companies are paying a combined £8 million in penalties after failing to attend some gas emergency reports on time. Regulator Ofgem said Cadent Gas, Scotland Gas Networks and Southern Gas ...

30 May 2025 at 16:52

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

A 79-year-old great-grandmother died in a “very significant” house explosion, thought to have been caused by a “decades-old” faulty copper gas pipe join, an inquest has heard. Retired pub landlady Doreen Mace, ...

16 Jan 2023 at 16:08

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