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# Investigators say explosion and fire at Burntwood flat was accidental
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/investigators-say-explosion-and-fire-at-burntwood-flat-was-accidental/
- Published: 2024-11-01T10:02:09.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-01T10:05:00.000Z
- Description: Investigators have ruled that an explosion and fire at a flat in Burntwood was an accident.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:53, News

INVESTIGATORS have ruled that an explosion and fire at a flat in Burntwood was an accident.

Specialist police and fire teams have been working at the property at Swan Island following the blast at 9.10pm on 28th October.

The two-storey flat had suffered major damage following what was described as an “internal explosion”.

A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said:

> “The explosion and subsequent fire at a flat in Burntwood has been deemed accidental by fire investigators.”

A man in his 20s who suffered serious burns remains in a critical condition in hospital.

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