Man dies after suspected gas explosion in south Wales

Debris from the scene where houses have been destroyed and damaged by a suspected gas explosion. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/Athena Pictures

A man has died and three people have been taken to hospital after a suspected gas explosion in south Wales.

A search of the scene uncovered the body of a man who had been unaccounted for after the blast in Swansea on Monday, South Wales police said. Two properties were extensively damaged and other neighbouring properties were also damaged.