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Residents express anger at gas company following Thornton Heath explosion

Four-year-old Sahara Salman was killed and two others remain in hospital after the blast in Thornton Heath, south London, on Monday.

The Independent UK

Suspected gas explosion which killed girl ‘an accident waiting to happen’

Sahara Salman, four, died after a terraced house collapsed in Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, in the southern borough of Merton, on Monday.

The Independent UK

Police name four-year-old girl killed in Thornton Heath gas explosion

An 11-year-old boy and 54-year-old woman who were injured in the blast remain in hospital, with neither in a life-threatening condition.

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Mother of girl, 4, killed in Thornton Heath explosion accuses gas company of ‘negligence’

‘The saddest thing is that we tried to prevent this from happening,’ says mother Sana Ahmad

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Mum's world torn apart after 'incredible' girl killed in Thornton Heath explosion

Sahara Salman, four, was killed as three others were injured in a blast that sent debris flying through the air in Thornton Heath, South London.

Daily Record

Mum's 'world torn apart' after 'amazing' girl, 4, killed in Thornton Heath explosion

Mum Sana Ahmad, 28, says her "world has been torn apart" as she paid tribute to her "incredible little girl" Sahara Salman - who was going to turn five next month

Daily Mirror

Girl killed in gas blast named as Sahara Salman

A terraced house collapsed after the explosion in Thornton Heath on Monday morning.

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Sahara Salman: Mother of ‘incredible’ girl killed in Thornton Heath explosion tells of heartbreak

Exclusive: Sahara Salman, described as her family’s ‘pride and joy’, died just a month shy of her fifth birthday

Evening Standard

Sahara Salman: Tributes to ‘happy and beautiful’ girl, 4, killed in Thornton Heath explosion

Tributes have been paid to a “cute and happy” four-year-old girl who was killed after her home collapsed in the Thornton Heath explosion.

Evening Standard

'Happy' and 'beautiful' girl, 4, named as tragic victim of Croydon gas explosion

Tributes have been left for Sahara Salman by neighbours as flowers, teddy bears, toys and letters have been left just outside the cordon that is still in place on Galpin's Road in Thornton Heath

Daily Mirror

More people evacuated after fatal gas explosion

A girl, believed to be four, died and three others were injured after a terraced house collapsed following the blast in Thornton Heath, south London.

The Independent UK

Thornton Heath: Child Dies After House Collapses In Massive Explosion

It’s believed a four-year-old girl has died after a house collapsed in an explosion in Thornton Heath.The child was pronounced dead at the scene, the London Ambulance Service said in an update, while three people were taken to hospital after an explosion in a property on Galpin’s Road on Monday…

Evening Standard

Thornton Heath explosion: Cordon extended over gas fears at scene of blast

Residents within new cordon are not allowed back in homes

The Independent UK

Thornton Heath explosion: Drone footage shows scale of deadly gas blast

Video shows scale of destruction caused by blast that killed a young girl and injured three others

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Thornton Heath explosion: Fears of new gas leak where girl was killed in blast

Four police cars have rushed to the scene in Thornton Heath while residents living in properties within the new cordon are not being allowed back into their homes

The Independent UK

Neighbours tell of sickening smell of gas in days before fatal explosion

Residents near Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, said they had been able to smell gas for two weeks prior to the blast which killed a young girl.

Evening Standard

Thornton Heath: Hero neighbour describes rescuing woman from ‘astronomical’ explosion

‘If that was my family I would want somebody to help me. That’s all I did’

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Thornton Heath: Residents want answers after girl killed in gas explosion

The Metropolitan Police said officers believe the child was a four-year-old girl and that her next of kin have been informed

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Police confirm body of girl, 4, found after horror gas explosion in Thornton Heath

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Daily Record

Girl, 4, 'killed after huge gas explosion in home' as three people fight for life

Three people were rescued after six fire engines and around 40 firefighters raced to a terraced property in Thornton Heath, Croydon just after 7am today.

Daily Record

Thornton Heath fire: Mum cries in street as home ‘wiped out’ in huge explosion

Four victims have been rescued from the fire but a fifth is still missing after around 40 firefighters raced to the South London home.

The Independent UK

‘Four-year-old girl’ killed in house collapse following gas explosion

The Metropolitan Police said detectives believe the child who died in the incident was a four-year-old girl.

The Independent UK

Thornton Heath ‘gas’ explosion: Child killed and three people in critical condition

Merton Council has opened an evacuation centre after declaring a ‘major incident’

Daily Mirror

Thornton Heath: Girl, 4, killed and three fight for life as house destroyed in gas blast

Four people were rescued after six fire engines and around 40 firefighters raced to a terraced property in Thornton Heath, Croydon just after 7am today

The National (Scotland)

Child killed in house explosion as three hospitalised with 'life-threatening' injuries

Firefighters were called to the scene in Galpin’s Road in Thornton Heath shortly after 7am on Monday.

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