A gas explosion which destroyed a terraced house in Birmingham, killing a 79-year-old grandmother, was likely caused by an accidental gas leak in the home’s pipework, an investigation has found.
The cause of the fatal blast in Dulwich Road, Kingstanding, on Sunday night, was determined as an “accidental and inadvertent ignition of a large escape of gas from a joint in the pipework”, police, fire and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) officials said in a statement on Thursday.
The woman who was killed in the blast is understood to be Doreen Rees-Bibb, although formal identification has still to be completed. Her family said their mum had a "heart of pure gold" as they paid tribute to her.
