Five people remain in hospital, one still critical, after Christchurch house explosion

July 22, 2019

Five people remain in hospital, two with critical injuries, as investigators pour over the scene at Marble Court for clues.

Five people remain in hospital after a house gas explosion in Christchurch on Friday morning.

The home on Marble Court in Northwood, which had been  serviced by a gas contractor  the previous day, was reduced to a pile of timber after it exploded about 10.15am.

The home was turned into a pile of matchsticks, sending debris flying onto nearby properties.

The house was destroyed, while five others are "severely affected" and 17 were impacted by debris, a spokesperson for Fire and Emergency New Zealand said.

A Canterbury District Health Board spokesperson told 1 NEWS this morning that four patients remain in Christchurch Hospital. Three people are still in a stable condition and one is in a critical condition in Christchurch.

Meanwhile, another person is in a stable condition at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital after being transferred on Saturday, a Counties Manukau District Health Board spokesperson told 1 NEWS.

Six people were seriously injured and one house totally destroyed in this morning’s terrifying explosion.

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