Overview

• The explosion destroyed a single-level unit on Monarch Drive around 7:30 am on July 7, drawing multiple emergency crews to the scene.
• The 85-year-old man was airlifted to Royal Brisbane Hospital in critical condition and succumbed to severe burns two days later.
• An 83-year-old woman was treated for facial and body burns at Tweed Valley Hospital and is now in stable condition.
• Fire and Rescue NSW dispatched four trucks and 14 firefighters to contain the fire and prevent it spreading to neighbouring homes.
• NSW Police and Fire and Rescue NSW are examining whether a leaking LPG system or a portable gas appliance triggered the explosion, with a coroner’s report to follow.