Seven-year-old boy killed as ‘devastating’ blast destroys three homes - Emergency services were called to the incident in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city

A seven-year-old boy has died after a house explosion in Newcastle, police have said.Six people were taken to hospital after the incident on a residential street in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah has spoken of her heartbreak following an explosion in Newcastle which killed a child today.

A seven-year-old boy has died after an explosion rocked a Newcastle street, causing a major fire that put six people in hospital. Superintendent Darren Adams of Northumbria Police announced the tragic death of the young boy.