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'True gent', 91, killed in garage bungalow explosion
Key takeaways
- Emergency services were called to the property on Church Lane, in the village of Selston, at 19:18 BST on Saturday.
- The family of Derek Poole told the BBC he had gone into his workshop, where he also watched TV, when the explosion happened.
- Nottinghamshire Police said a body was later discovered in the wreckage, adding a joint fire and police investigation into the cause of the fire was under way.
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Sonia Kataria,East Midlandsand Isaac Ashe,Nottingham Supplied Derek Poole's family said he loved cars and used to be a grass track racer A 91-year-old man described as a "true gentleman" has died in a fire that caused loud explosions in a garage at a bungalow in Nottinghamshire.
Emergency services were called to the property on Church Lane, in the village of Selston, at 19:18 BST on Saturday.
The family of Derek Poole told the BBC he had gone into his workshop, where he also watched TV, when the explosion happened.
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