About 12 homes remain off limits after a devastating gas explosion in Christchurch. READ MORE:* How did anyone survive the Christchurch gas explosion? * Live updates: Multiple injuries in gas explosion at Christchurch house* Christchurch explosion: Rescuer thought explosion 'was a plane crash'* Christchurch explosion: What you need to know* Christchurch explosion: Witness video shows burning debris, dazed survivorsResidents have been warned not to attempt a reconnection themselves. ALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF 19072019 news photo Alden Williams/Stuff 9 Marble Court, Northwood following Friday's gas explosion. JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF Aerial footage of a house destroyed by a gas explosion in Marble Court, Christchurch.

Source: Stuff July 19, 2019 21:00 UTC