Boy, 2, Dies In Gas Blast

THE parents of a two-year-old boy paid tribute to their “beautiful little angel” yesterday after he was killed in a huge explosion which ripped through terraced houses.

- Jan Disley

Vicky Studholme, 41, and Stephen Hinds, 42, who were not seriously injured in the blast, said they were devastated by the loss of their little son George.

Another man and woman were seriously hurt and were being treated in hospital last night.

The blast happened in Heysham, Lancashire, at around 2.40am, leaving three properties badly damaged after what is thought to have been a gas leak. One witness described it as “like a scene out of a war film”.