Swansea man died when house ‘disappeared’ in gas explosion, inquest hears | Wales
After noticing a neighbor, a neighbor, a strong gas smell, a man was killed when his house was “disappeared” in a big explosion.
The explosion was so destructive that he didn’t even notice that the first savors were standing in a house until a few minutes ago, and an investigation in Swansea Guildhall was told.
Brian Lyn Davies, a 68 -year -old builder, died in the explosion of a single -bed -room terrace house on the Clydach Road in Morriston, Swansea.
Claire Bennett, who lives at the side door, said that he was “relaxing ve on his couch and that his son was upstairs when the explosion took place on March 13, 2023.
He said: “There was a big explosion. Initially, I thought a car was hitting the house. Everything was dark for a few seconds, I love it.
“I came back and was dark and the room was full of debris. The ceilings and walls and floors fell on me. I couldn’t move from my neck. I was trying to call my son’s name, but I couldn’t catch my breath. I was trying to help me.
“I remember telling me the voice of a gentleman: ‘No problem, I’m here, I took you.’ He was pulling a lot of things to get me out of the couch.
“I was in the hospital for a week. I couldn’t keep the information. Brain damage team at Morriston Hospital [in Swansea] He took me under his wings. “Bennett said his son and post -traumatic stress disorder (TSSB).
He said: “For a year and a half, I thought I would die that day until I closed my eyes at night. Things were triggering us like darkness and sounds.”
Bennett spoke the investigation with the pictures of demolition. He said: “Immediately, Brian’s house disappeared. They didn’t even know that it was a last house when I first left. I explained that there was a last house and the white minibus there, then I explained that Brian was there.”
Witness, investigation, in a nearby home care work attributed to the explosion for two weeks before the explosion, he said. “I could really smell the gas on the road,” he said.
The jury members also saw the extraordinary images of the explosion taken from a CCTV camera. As a post minibus exploded, the house crossed the house, and it could be seen as wrapped with what seemed to be smoke and debris.
Davies’s house belonged to a private landlord and was rented through a management company.
In a statement, Davies’ son Ricky Lyn Davies said he was an active and healthy man in good souls during his father’s death. He had three grandchildren, enjoyed his holidays, and kept his house and work without stain.
Wales and Wales protecting the gas network in the southwest of England and Western public services are represented in court.
The investigation continues.
