{"id":242796,"date":"2023-12-02T19:48:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T19:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=242796"},"modified":"2023-12-02T19:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T19:48:23","slug":"pictured-elderly-man-84-who-was-killed-after-house-explosion-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/pictured-elderly-man-84-who-was-killed-after-house-explosion-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictured: Elderly man, 84, who was killed after house explosion horror"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Pictured: Elderly man, 84, who was killed after house explosion horror rocked neighbourhood like a &#8216;mini earthquake&#8217; &#8211; as hero neighbours pull woman from rubble<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pensioner who died after a house exploded has been pictured for first time<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Footage of house was shared online showing it had been completely destroyed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Did you see or hear the explosion? Email oliver.price@mailonline.co.uk\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pensioner who tragically died in a devastating house explosion in Edinburgh has been pictured.<\/p>\n<p>James Smith, 84, known as &#8216;Jim&#8217;, lost his life in the explosion in Barberton Mains Avenue last night.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers were called to the Baberton area at 10.25pm on Friday after &#8216;multiple reports&#8217; about the blast.<\/p>\n<p>A 43-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were taken to hospital. Their condition was unknown on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that Mr Smith was in a neighbouring property and his next of kin have been told of his death.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/18\/78506593-12818097-image-a-10_1701542621043.jpg\" height=\"988\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James Smith, 84, known as &#8216;Jim&#8217;, lost his life in the explosion in Barberton Mains Avenue last night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/18\/78506591-12818097-image-a-11_1701542634415.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A partially demolished house is seen on December 2, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/18\/78506589-12818097-image-a-12_1701542639409.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The explosion was said to have shaken the neighbourhood &#8216;like an earthquake&#8217;, according to reports<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/18\/78506505-12818097-image-a-13_1701542652187.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Some locals reported hearing the explosion as far away as Gilmerton, a suburb miles from the blast site<\/p>\n<p>Police said there are no suspicious circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Cammy Day, leader of Edinburgh City Council, said: &#8216;This is incredibly sad news for the city and all of our thoughts are with those affected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;re very grateful to the emergency services who responded so quickly and tirelessly last night, evacuating the scene and making the surrounding area safe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know that council officers assisted into the early hours of this morning and continue to stand ready to support all agencies and the local community.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sue Webber, a Scottish Tory MSP for the Lothian region, said on social media: &#8216;Such tragic news, in such a close community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thank you to all the emergency services that attended. My thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by this incident.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The explosion was said to have\u00a0 rocked the neighbourhood like a &#8216;mini earthquake&#8217; last night.<\/p>\n<p>Hero dad Ross Aitchison, who lives nearby, pulled a woman from the rubble of the explosion with the help of another good samaritan.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Aitchison&#8217;s told EdinburghLive\u00a0that he and another man &#8216;pulled the woman from the rubble&#8217;. He said the situation was &#8216;very scary&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>His son son Ben told local news that he received a phone call from his father at the time of the explosion last night saying: &#8216;Did you hear that big bang?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ben said that his father told him the house exploded after a suspected &#8216;gas leak&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/18\/78506501-12818097-image-a-14_1701542661117.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police officers were called to the Baberton area at 10.25pm on Friday after &#8216;multiple reports&#8217; about the blast<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/18\/78506483-12818097-image-a-15_1701542665834.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ross said Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said five appliances had attended and two people had been rescued from the ruins of the home before their arrival<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/18\/78506503-12818097-image-a-17_1701542704341.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>People in a nearby cinema felt the explosion and residents reported their homes shaking<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/18\/78506497-12818097-image-a-18_1701542710025.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The road to\u00a0Barberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, was closed on Saturday morning following the devastating explosion<\/p>\n<p>Ross was one of the first to arrive on the scene as he only lives around half a minute from where it happened.<\/p>\n<p>His son said that by the time he arrived he had already rescued a woman from the debris with the help of another local. &#8216;Luckily she was still alive,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ross said Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said five appliances had attended and two people had been rescued from the ruins of the home before their arrival.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/09\/78497977-12817289-image-a-4_1701509657108.jpg\" height=\"496\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An aerial photo showing the destruction in the Baberton area of Edinburgh after a house explosion last night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/09\/78497899-12817289-image-a-1_1701509055197.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An an elderly man has died after an explosion at a house in Edinburgh rocked a neighbourhood like a &#8216;mini earthquake &#8216; last night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/09\/78497897-12817289-image-a-2_1701509068375.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police officers at the scene on Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, after an 84-year-old man has died following an explosion at a house on Friday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/00\/78491659-12816563-image-a-142_1701476664965.jpg\" height=\"517\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The property was reduced to rubble and debris was strewn across the residential street in Baberton after the blast at around 10.25pm<\/p>\n<p>A number of homes were also evacuated as a precaution and the road remained closed as of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The property was reduced to rubble and debris was strewn across the residential street in Baberton after the blast.<\/p>\n<p>The service left the scene at 6.39am on Saturday after handing control to Police Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Some locals reported hearing the explosion as far away as Gilmerton, a suburb miles from the blast site.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbours said they felt their homes shaking, while another person posted that they had heard the blast from inside a cinema in nearby Wester Hailes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/11\/78500145-12817289-image-a-9_1701517162705.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The shockwave from the blast shattered windows from houses across the street<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/11\/78500147-12817289-image-a-4_1701517069604.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The force of the explosion ripped the house apart causing irreparable damage<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/11\/78500149-12817289-image-a-5_1701517104068.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gas engineers at the scene of the explosion on Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, today<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/11\/78500151-12817289-image-a-8_1701517159750.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gas engineers and police officers at the scene on Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/09\/78498307-12817289-image-a-17_1701510188176.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Huge amounts of rubble little Baberton Mains Avenue in Edinburgh, after a house exploded last night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/09\/78498305-12817289-image-a-18_1701510221752.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police at the scene of the explosion this morning, as stunned locals look on<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/09\/78498349-12817289-image-a-19_1701510224070.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The explosion completely destroyed the house which killed at 84-year-old man<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic footage of the house was shared on social media showing it had been completely destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>A car on the driveway was covered in rubble and damage could be seen to the neighbouring house. Residents said it was a suspected gas explosion.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for gas distributor SGN said the body was brought in to assist emergency services and &#8216;ensure the immediate vicinity&#8217; was &#8216;made safe&#8217;, adding it was &#8216;too early to speculate&#8217; on the cause of the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At around 10.45pm last night, we received a request to assist the emergency services following reports of a serious explosion in Baberton, Edinburgh,&#8217; the spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our engineers worked with the emergency services to ensure the immediate vicinity in Baberton Mains Avenue was made safe in our role as the gas emergency service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our deepest sympathies are with the family of the man who has tragically died as well as those who have been injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;While it is too early to speculate as to what has happened, we are working closely with the authorities to help discover the cause.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>One local wrote on Facebook: &#8216;Very scary. What a fright we all got. The couple\/owners are out and away to hospital.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another claimed to have pulled a person out from under the rubble, commenting: &#8216;Both are safe and away to hospital! Me and another guy pulled the woman from the rubble! Very scary that was.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A third penned on X, formerly known as Twitter: &#8216;I heard the loud bang from my house.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A fourth said: &#8216;Heard the bang but thought it was fireworks going off.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People in a nearby cinema felt the explosion and residents reported their homes shaking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/11\/78500217-12817289-image-a-10_1701517470579.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A car which had its windows shattered in the explosion last night in Baberton, Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/09\/78497889-12817289-image-a-3_1701509080962.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The scene on Baberton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, after an 84-year-old man has died following an explosion at a house on Friday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/00\/78491661-12816563-image-a-145_1701476723751.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A car on the driveway was covered in rubble and damage could be seen to the neighbouring house. Residents said it was a suspected gas explosion<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/02\/00\/78491657-12816563-People_in_a_nearby_cinema_felt_the_explosion_and_residents_repor-m-150_1701478175591.jpg\" height=\"650\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>People in a nearby cinema felt the explosion and residents reported their homes shaking<\/p>\n<p>A Police Scotland spokesperson said: &#8216;Around 10.25pm on Friday, 1 December, 2023 we were called to reports of an explosion at a property on Baberton Mains Avenue in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Emergency services are at the scene, and we would advise people to avoid the area at this time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: &#8216;We were alerted at 10.26 pm on Friday 1 December to reports of a gas explosion affecting residential properties on Baberton Mains Avenue in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Operations control mobilised five fire appliances and specialist resources to the area where firefighters worked to make the area safe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Two casualties were rescued prior to our arrival, and the crews remain on scene.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sue Webber, a Scottish Tory MSP for the Lothian region, wrote on social media: &#8216;Such tragic news, in such a close community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thank you to all the emergency services that attended. 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