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5 days ago | bbc.com | Mel Duffy |Olimpia Zagnat

Families displaced after fatal house explosionMel Duffy & Olimpia ZagnatPA MediaAn investigation into the blast remains ongoingResidents have been told there is "no definitive timescale" for when they will be able to return home after an explosion killed a man and destroyed properties. David Armiger, chief executive of Bassetlaw District Council, said help including psychological support was available for residents affected by the tragedy.

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Dan Martin |Olimpia Zagnat

The man died at the scene, police said [PA Media]A man has died in an explosion that destroyed a house and led to evacuations. Multiple homes in John Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, were evacuated and emergency services were called to the scene on Saturday evening, just before 20:00 BST. On Sunday, police confirmed the body of a man, in his 50s, had been found in the wreckage of the house.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Olimpia Zagnat

Evacuations after property destroyed in explosionOlimpia ZagnatKarolina CiołkoThe aftermath in John Street, WorksopEmergency services are at the scene of an explosion which destroyed a terraced property. Nottinghamshire Police says officers were called to John Street in Worksop just before 20:00 BST on Saturday. Multiple properties on the street have been evacuated, and fire crews, police officers and ambulances are at the scene. There is no confirmation of injuries, police said.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Olimpia Zagnat

Investigation into 'deliberate' grass fireOlimpia ZagnatDan FinchCrews from Ashfield, Mansfield and Alfreton were called to the blazeAn investigation has started after a large grass fire in Nottinghamshire. Crews were called to the blaze, which is thought to have started deliberately, at the recreation ground in Charnwood Street, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, shortly after 23:00 BST on Friday. The fire was put out at about 00:40, a spokesperson for the emergency service said.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Olimpia Zagnat

Olimpia ZagnatBBC News, East MidlandsA former officer is due in court over a crash which killed a pedestrian and injured another nearly four years ago. Michael Cooper, formerly a detective chief inspector at Derbyshire Police, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. It comes after a crash in Egginton Road in Etwall, Derbyshire, which killed 50-year-old James Bane and injured another female pedestrian on 28 September 2021.