Dozens injured in huge Wirral explosion
At least 32 people have been injured and several buildings have collapsed following what is believed to be a gas explosion in the New Ferry area of the Wirral.
At least 32 people have been injured and several buildings have collapsed following what is believed to be a gas explosion in the New Ferry area of the Wirral.
Police are appealing for video or photographs of the huge explosion at New Ferry in Wirral six weeks ago.
33 people were injured in the explosion. T he cause is still under investigation.
Police are also trying to trace a couple in their fifties or sixties who were seen to help casualties in the aftermath.
Merseyside Police say video and photographs can be supplied in complete confidence. Anyone happy to do so can provide their details to allow officers to take statements and recover the original footage but photographs and video can also be sent anonymously.
Anyone with footage or photographs can email them to new.ferry@merseyside.pnn.police.uk
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit arson after an explosion which injured 34 people.
The friends of a man who was seriously injured in the explosion at New Ferry have come together to fundraise for the family.
Residents or businesses situated in properties a little further away will able to be gain access from this afternoon