Neighbours have told of their shock following the death of a 91-year-old man in a house explosion in Wythenshawe. Widower Frank Burton, 91, was found dead in his home following the blast on Brownley Road on Thursday evening.
On Saturday afternoon, a police cordon remained in place at the scene opposite Crossacres Metrolink stop as the investigation into the cause of the explosion continued. A sniffer dog van from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service was parked outside the house, while forensics investigators could be seen inside the property.
Earlier, Mr Burton's brother Philip told members of the press at the scene he believed the house to be 'fully electric' - and that his sibling may have bought a gas appliance to help with the 'cold snap and anticipating [the] rise in energy bills'. He said he feared any such appliance may have sparked the blast.
