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Man badly injured in house explosion dies

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An investigation to establish the cause of the explosion was continuing

A man who was critically injured in an explosion at a house in Lancashire has died, his family have said.

Robert Fenwick taken to hospital after the suspected gas blast in Longridge near Preston on 1 September.

His sister-in-law Emma Fenwick posted a statement on Facebook, confirming he had “passed away peacefully in hospital with his family around him” on Friday.

She said the family would now take time to grieve, "especially considering his two young children and mother, who now need to come to terms with his passing”.

Two other people suffered minor injuries after the explosion at the home in Wheatley Drive.

At the time, neighbours told the BBC the blast sounded like “an aircraft had landed on a building”.

A joint investigation was launched to establish the cause of the explosion, but no further updates have been issued since.

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