House explosion which killed great-grandmother caused by faulty decades-old gas pipe, inquest told
Several other nearby homes suffered major damage.
The inquest's 11-member jury was shown an image of a "gas pipe separation under floor of living room". He said whoever installed the gas pipe "many years ago - potentially decades" had used a type of fitting which needed "soldering", but had not done so.One Ms Mace's granddaughters attending the inquest along with other family members, Samantha O'Brien, asked the detective if he was "satisfied Mr Murphy did not know the extent of disrepair of the pipework".
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