Jury: Not possible to determine cause of house explosion

THE cause of an explosion which killed a grandfather in his Swansea home cannot be properly explained because evidence was lost, an inquest jury has ruled.

- ELEANOR STOREY

Brian Davies, 68, died from head and chest injuries in March 2023 when his home in Morriston was destroyed in the blast sending debris across the road and nearby streets.

A jury inquest into his death at Swansea Guildhall previously heard that evidence from the scene was compromised and incomplete because debris and rubble was cleared away while rescue teams searched for Mr Davies's body.

The jury concluded: "It is not possible to determine the cause of the explosion due to a lack of preserved material evidence."