Firefighters called to gas explosion in Reading

READING — Live News After being severely burned in a gas explosion, a man is...

Published: 12:50 pm July 10, 2022

Updated: 9:25 pm March 8, 2026

READING — Live News

After being severely burned in a gas explosion, a man is lucky to be alive today.

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The man, who has not been identified by police, was severely injured in the blast that ripped through his £750,000 home in the village of Upper Basildon on the outskirts of Reading.

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