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Cathy Owen & Robert Dalling

Police issue update on explosion after man killed and three taken to hospital

Police have given an update on Tuesday morning following an explosion that left one man dead and three needing hospital treatment. Emergency services and partner agencies remain at the scene of an explosion which happened at Clydach Road in Morriston at 11.20am on Monday (March 13).

South Wales Police said that two adults and a child were taken to the emergency department at Morriston Hospital. The child and one of the adults were treated and discharged. The second adult was admitted with trauma injuries and is in a stable condition.

Formal identification of the man who died is expected to be carried out later today, police said. An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the incident. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed. Teams of gas engineers have been on the scene since Monday afternoon but the cause is yet to be determined.

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