The Marble Court house in the Christchurch suburb of Northwood destroyed in an explosion yesterday morning..PHOTO: ALEX BURTONA victim of the Christchurch gas explosion is fighting for his life as expert investigators probe just what sparked the giant blast. The Greymouth man and his wife were staying at his friends' Marble Court home in the northern Christchurch suburb of Northwood when the massive explosion happened at 10.14am on Friday. Twelve houses around Marble Court will remain behind a police cordon tomorrow as officers, alongside investigators from WorkSafe and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ), comb through the rubble for clues. A gas contractor who worked on the Marble Court house, which was having gas issues, just one day before it exploded arrived at the chaotic scene on Friday and fronted to police officers. Akita and Indraj Fonsaka who live across the street from the Marble Court, Christchurch house that suffered a gas explosion returned to survey the damage on Saturday.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 20, 2019 07:41 UTC