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Three terraced houses destroyed in a huge gas explosion are to be rebuilt ‘like-for-like’. The homes, on Nelson Street in the Fishpool area of Bury were at the centre of a major blast at around 11am on February 28, 2024.

The explosion and subsequent fire led to a massive response by emergency services. A woman in her 70s was taken to hospital with injuries. A huge cordon put in place and a number of nearby homes and a school were evacuated.

The front of one house involved was blown out by the blast, its windows blown out and most of the roof collapsed. The affected homes, an end terrace house and the two adjacent properties, were later largely demolished.

Plans submitted by developers Gateley Smithers Purslow to rebuild the homes have been approved this week by Bury Cou

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