A seven-year-old boy has died and six people have been taken to hospital with various injuries following an explosion which destroyed three houses. Emergency crews remain at the scene in Newcastle, with people being warned to avoid the area.
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00:00When I got to the house, I see my friend has popped out and obviously his partner is still
00:28stuck in the rubble with her newborn and obviously I've managed to pull her out with the newborn
00:33and we couldn't get to the laddie. It was really, really bad.
00:39Claiming over everything, trying to just dig through the rubble really.
00:47This is a truly devastating outcome. I have no doubt that the people of Elzig and Benwell
00:53and our wider region will want to join me in extending their thoughts and condolences
00:59to family and friends. The loss and pain they must be suffering is unimaginable.
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