Rescue mission ends after man dies in Swansea gas explosion
The fire service said the rescue operation ended at 02:37 GMT on Tuesday morning.
Three people were taken to hospital following the incident. One adult and a child were treated and discharged.Carolyn Harris, Labour MP for Swansea East, said the man released from hospital was a local postman who had been sitting in his van at the time of the incident. Evacuated residents who gathered at a temporary welfare centre described roof tiles raining down into gardens and pipes crashing through shed roofs."They were scared for each other. Some thought it was a plane crash, others thought a bomb had gone off," she said.
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