A man charged over devastating gas explosion in Christchurch last year which levelled a house and injured six people has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Gas Act.
Gregory John Smith and his company, Gas Unlimited, were both charged by WorkSafe with breaching Section 9 of the Act.
Five people remain in hospital, two with critical injuries, as investigators pour over the scene at Marble Court for clues.
Both entered guilty pleas this morning at Christchurch District Court.
Jacob Braithwaite pulled people from the house moments after the blast.
The charges relate to an explosion on July 19 which completed destroyed a home at 9 Marble Court and damaged several other homes, as well as injuring six people.
Smith had carried out work on a gas fire at the property the day before the explosion.
Six people were seriously injured and one house totally destroyed in this morning’s terrifying explosion.
He will be sentenced on December 15.
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