Six people, five adults and a child, were taken to hospital following the incident and a man in his 30s remains in a critical but stable condition.

A second person has been killed after a horrific house explosion on Violet Close in Newcastle that decimated two terraced homes, killing a young boy at the scene as others were rushed to hospital

A seven-year-old boy who was killed in a house explosion in Newcastle has been named and pictured for the first time. Archie York has been described as a "lovely lad", having lost his life in the tragic explosion in Violet Close, Benwell, on Wednesday morning.

Police say a second body has been found following an explosion which claimed the life of a child and destroyed several homes in. | ITV News Tyne Tees

A seven-year-old boy who died in a house explosion in Newcastle has been named locally as Archie York. The youngster died after an explosion ripped through the terraced house on Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city, shortly before 1am on Wednesday.

A second body has been found after an explosion in Newcastle which also killed a seven-year-old boy, police have said.

A second body has been found following an explosion at a house in Newcastle.A seven-year-old boy was confirmed to have been killed, with six others injured, after the “devastating” explosion tore apart houses on a residential street in Benwell shortly before 1am on Wednesday.

A seven-year-old boy who was tragically killed after an explosion in Newcastle has been named in tributes from his family, and a second body has been found.

"We continue to search the buildings and our specialist dog unit remains on scene." Newcastle City Council asked people to avoid the area and told those living nearby to stay indoors and keep windows closed.

A second body, believed to be that of a man in his 30s, has been found following a house explosion in Newcastle. A seven-year-old boy was also killed after the incident in Violet Close, Benwell, in the early hours of Wednesday.