A WOMAN killed in a suspected gas blast that destroyed her home was on FaceTime to her boyfriend at the time of the explosion , an inquest heard. Hazel Wilcock, 61, was found in the rubble of her home in Bury, Greater Manchester, on the evening of February 18. Five others, including a child, were injured in the horror blast. An inquest into Ms Wilcock’s death was opened at Rochdale Coroner’s Court today. Police coroner’s officer Jane Scullion told the court: “Hazel was at her home address and was having a FaceTime call with her partner when an explosion took place, causing the phone to disconnect and cut off. “All emergency services attended the scene. “Ms Wilcock’s property was completely destroyed and there was damage to two neighbouring properties. “Ms Wilcock was in a seating position, on the sofa, at the time of the FaceTime call.” Ms Scullion said the fire service has not gathered any evidence of “suspicious activity” and other investigations are still taking place, Manchester Evening News reports. The provisional cause of Ms Wilcock’s death was recorded as “traumatic asphyxia”. Assistant coroner Michael Salt said an inquest is “inevitably needed”. A date is yet to be fixed for the full… Read full this story
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