Three men have been arrested in connection with a house explosion, which killed two people including a seven-year-old boy.
Archie York and 35-year-old Jason Laws died in the blast in Violet Close in Benwell, Newcastle, on 16 October.
A man in his 50s and two men in their 30s have been arrested on suspicion of two counts of manslaughter and the production of cannabis, Northumbria Police said.
They remain in custody.