EastEnders kills off major character in deadly fire as explosion rocks Walford

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EastEnders' monumental 40th anniversary week has taken a dramatic turn with the death of an iconic villain during the Queen Vic fire in tonight’s nail-biting episode.The inferno was accidentally sparked when Cindy Beale inadvertently caused her husband Ian to be pushed into the path of Reiss Colwell's car, leading him to swerve and crash into the iconic pub.

Panic ensued as George Knight realised that Reiss had hit a stockpile of gas canisters, urging everyone to flee before the building exploded.

Amidst the chaos of Honey and Billy Mitchell's wedding celebration trapped in the burning tavern, the show hinted that not all characters would escape with their lives, culminating in tonight’s heartbreaking reveal - Reiss Colwell didn’t survive the ghastly blaze.

In a tense storyline, Sonia found herself in labour, surrounded by Lauren Branning and Bianca Jackson in the precarious Vic.