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Woman dies after Crawley house explosion | Woman dies after Crawley house explosion |
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A woman in her 50s has died at the scene following an explosion at a house in West Sussex. | A woman in her 50s has died at the scene following an explosion at a house in West Sussex. |
The woman was taken from the house in Banks Road, Crawley after emergency services were called at 12:30 GMT. | The woman was taken from the house in Banks Road, Crawley after emergency services were called at 12:30 GMT. |
She was treated by paramedics but died shortly afterwards. The explosion is not being treated as suspicious. | She was treated by paramedics but died shortly afterwards. The explosion is not being treated as suspicious. |
A police spokesman said it was not yet clear what caused the blast but it is believed to have been a boiler or gas canister. | A police spokesman said it was not yet clear what caused the blast but it is believed to have been a boiler or gas canister. |
He said damage was confined to the interior of the house and no other premises were affected. | |
No-one else is believed to have been in the property at the time of the explosion. |
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