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READ MORE: Gas explosion killing George Hinds, 2, caused by drunk neighbour cutting pipes to sellDonegal County Council Fire Service is leading the response with help from a massive collaborative effort between no fewer than 13 emergency departments. The exhaustive list included: An Garda Siochana, the National Ambulance Service, Irish Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Rescue 118 Helicopter, Irish Air Corps Medivac 112, Northern Ireland Ambulance HEMS, Irish Community Air Ambulance (Ground Crew), Northern Ireland Urban Search and Rescue, Meavagh Fire Service, Donegal Mountain Rescue, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HART team (Hazardous Area Response Team) and the Donegal County Council Civil Defence.

A "neighbour from hell" caused a gas explosion which resulted in the death of a two-year-old boy, a court heard.

LancsLive reports.His late night drink and drug-fuelled money-making DIY scheme sent so much gas flowing into his home that there would have been an obvious sound and smell.So much as a light switch was all that was needed to ignite the gas and spark the explosion that followed, obliterating his and the two neighbouring houses either side.Some 55 properties were damaged with six homes evacuated and some neighbours forced to move out for more than a year. CCTV of the blast was played in court and showed a huge flash of light followed by several seconds of falling debris.