A seven-year-old boy who died in a house explosion has been named locally as Archie York.
The blast, which happened at about 00:45 BST on Wednesday, destroyed six flats on Violet Close in Benwell, Newcastle.
A body of a man, believed to be in his 30s, which was found in the rubble, is yet to be identified.
An investigation by emergency services and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) into the cause of the blast is under way.
