Wright Street in Newark in Nottinghamshire is closed in both directions because police are still investigating the gas blast that took place between Hill Vue Gardens and Clay Lane/Cromwell Road.
Up to six properties are being demolished following the explosion at the weekend. Restrictions are also likely to be in place on other local roads as a result.
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Crews say it could take another 10 days for the area around a house blast in Nottingham to be made secure.
Two people died in the explosion in Newark on Sunday. Six properties may have to be demolished.
A photo has been released of Jeanette Rourke – the second blast victim on Wright Street in Newark, which killed two people and left others with injuries.
Leslie Rourke, aged 71, also died in the explosion on Sunday evening. He is believed to be Jeanette's father-in-law.
A police cordon remains in place at the scene of a suspected gas blast in Wright Street, Newark.
Work is continuing to remove roof slates and bricks from the houses affected while forensic investigations take place.
Building Control Services from Newark and Sherwood District Council will be doing the controlled demolition of the supporting walls and the rest of the roof structure on the two neighbouring properties.
Residents in odd numbered properties of Wright Street have now gone back to their homes.
People from Private Street and even numbered properties in Wright Street are being asked to get ready for another night away from their homes.
Demolition and forensic work may continue to disrupt utility supplies to these properties.
Residents from affected properties should report to the Information Centre at Charles Street Methodist Church or contact the helpline on 0300 500 80 80.
National Grid will need to get into the properties to restore supply and carry out testing.
Senior officers are due to meet at 9am this morning, to decide if residents in Newark can return to their homes.
Last night (Monday), some people who live near the explosion were briefly allowed back into their houses to collect belongings.
– Superintendent Mike Manley, Nottinghamshire PoliceOne line of inquiry suggests that somebody from the family was doing some D.I.Y in the basement – but we're keeping an open mind.
Police and senior fire officers say demolition work is still going on to allow the recovery of the body of a woman killed in the Newark explosion. They have praised locals who risked their lives to help those trapped in the rubble.
A man and a woman who died in a suspected gas blast have been named locally as Jeanette and Leslie Rourke.
The pair are thought to have died following the explosion at the terraced house on Sunday, which has left a second man, believed to be Nicholas Rourke, in hospital.
However a four-month old girl had a miraculous escape, after she was rescued from a neighbouring property, with a woman and a seven-year-old boy, Nottinghamshire Police said.
They were taken to the city's Queen's Medical Centre for treatment and have since been discharged.
Newark MP, Patrick Mercer, visited the road today where a house explosion resulted in the deaths of two people yesterday afternoon.
Patrick Mercer said he's proud of the community for pulling together to help the bereaved.
