Swansea gas explosion today: Body recovered from Morriston home explosion scene

A man’s body has been recovered from the scene of a suspected gas explosion in Swansea, police said.

Emergency services were called just after 11.20am on Monday to an explosion at an address at the junction of Clydach Street and Field Close in Morriston.

The man was previously missing and his family have now been informed, according to South Wales Police.

Three other people were taken to hospital after the blast, with images from the scene showing one house collapsed and another damaged.

The force said other nearby properties were also damaged by the blast, which shook houses kilometers away and left debris strewn in the surrounding area.

Superintendent Steve Jones said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who lost his life and those affected by this tragic incident. We are doing everything possible to minimize the impact on the wider community and allow access to homes as quickly as possible where it is safe.

“I would like to thank the community for their patience and support in what is a difficult incident.”

A major incident has been declared following a suspected gas explosion at a house in Swansea.

South Wales Police and the Welsh Ambulance Service were called just after 11.20am. to reports of an explosion at an address at the junction of Clydach Street and Field Close in Morriston.

Images circulating on social media appear to show a collapsed building with debris strewn on the street.

Police have asked the public to avoid the area around a suspected gas explosion in a Swansea suburb.

Officers were called to the scene of the explosion at the junction of Clydach Street and Field Close in Morriston at 11.20am.

At 11.43 South Wales Police posted a tweet with the hashtag ‘#AVOIDTHEAREA’.

The force added: “Emergency services are responding to an incident at the junction of Field Close and Clydach Road in Morriston. Please avoid the area while we deal with the incident.”

A utility company serving a home in Swansea that was destroyed by a suspected gas explosion earlier said it was looking into the cause of the explosion.

Wales & West Utilities, which operates the gas network across Wales and parts of South West England, said it had sent engineers to the property in the Morriston area to investigate.

A company spokesman said: “We were called to reports of an explosion at a property in the Clydach Road area of ​​Swansea this morning and immediately dispatched a team of engineers.

“On arrival we found that there was significant structural damage to the property and the emergency services were in control of the scene. We are now working with them to make the area safe – as we do in all incidents of this nature.

“We do not yet know the cause of the explosion and our engineers will continue to support the emergency services as they carry out their work.”

The explosion caused by a suspected gas explosion at a property in Swansea shook homes miles away, according to local residents

Ioan Humphreys lives eight miles away in Rhos, Pontardaw, and had just started a Microsoft Teams meeting when he heard the bang.

“There’s a lot of building work going on next door to me so at first I thought it was a huge skip delivered and hit their car – it felt so close,” said the 48-year-old Swansea University researcher. PA News Agency.

Abbie, a 26-year-old who did not want to share her middle name and lives half a mile from the scene, said the explosion sounded like a car crashing into her house.

“I was working when we heard a huge bang, it sounded like a car had crashed into our garage and the impact shook the house,” he told PA.

One person is missing and three have been taken to hospital after a suspected gas explosion in a Swansea suburb left two properties in ruins and damaged neighboring houses.

South Wales Police have been searching for the person they said was “missing” after the explosion at Clydach Road and Field Close in Morriston.

Emergency responders remain at the scene after being called at 11.20am and local authorities have set up a rest center for affected residents.

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Before and after photos of properties affected by the explosion in Swansea show the extent of the damage.

Police said two properties on Clydach Road by Field Close in Morriston suffered “extensive damage”, while neighboring properties were also hit.

Neighbors told the BBC the moment they heard the explosion on Clydach Street in Swansea.

Pamela Christine Evans said the explosion felt like a bomb. “It’s like a war zone, it’s incredible down there. Windows have been broken, doors have been blown out,” he said.

Mum-of-four Kakuli Khatun said she was making tea for her husband when her dining room window was smashed.

The 36-year-old said: “I thought he was inside the house. I just picked up my youngest son and ran.

“I went outside the house and saw the damage. It is terrible.”

Pictures have emerged showing the effects of a suspected gas explosion at a home in Swansea.

Neighbors pulled a teenage boy from the rubble of homes destroyed by the explosion in Swansea, residents said.

Christopher Yeoman, 55, who said he lives three doors down from the blast on Clydach Street in Morriston, said he helped rescue a teenager and his mother at the scene.

After hearing the suspected gas explosion, Mr Yeoman told the PA, “He ran into the street and we pulled out a teenage boy who was in the wreckage, and me and another neighbor ran in because we could hear a woman screaming from inside.

“When we got to her she was hysterical and worried about her cat and dog but we managed to find the puppy in the crate and get him out as well.

“We took them both to a bus that had stopped to help because that was before the ambulance and the police showed up.

“They were both hysterical but seemed to calm down when they were together.

“My head is still completely mashed.”

Fellow resident Marjorie Lewis said she also saw a boy in the rubble.