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Staffordshire flat fire: Fire investigators issue update on cause of explosion

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue service investigators have found the cause of an explosion at a flat in Burntwood

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Fire crews rushed to the two-storey flat on Chase Road at around 9.10pm on Monday (October 28) after an internal explosion occurred.

A man, aged in his 20s, suffered serious burns and was taken to hospital where he remained in a critical condition on Friday.

Five other flats were evacuated, but no one else was hurt, a spokesman for Staffordshire Police said.

A police cordon was in place outside the flat on Tuesday morning
A police cordon was in place outside the flat on Tuesday morning

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service inestigators update on cause of explosion at Burntwood flat

On Friday, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service revealed the blaze was started accidentally.

A spokeswoman said: "The explosion and subsequent fire at a flat in Burntwood has been deemed accidental by fire investigators.

"A man, in his 20s, suffered serious burns and was taken to hospital. He remains in a critical condition. We can now confirm that the fire was started accidentally."

A man remains in critical condition after the explosion
A man remains in critical condition after the explosion

Residents living on Chase Road described hearing "loud bangs" and  cries for help from inside the flat when the explosion occurred.

A row of shops which sit under the block of flats where the explosion occurred were closed on Tuesday morning but later reopened.

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