Man dies and another person is still missing after gas explosion destroys terraced house in Newark A man has died and another person is still missing after a gas explosion which destroyed a terraced house, police said. Neighbours spoke of their shock at the severity of the explosion in Newark, Nottinghamshire, which reduced the property to rubble and prompted police to warn local people to remain indoors. Fire crews found the man's body this morning during a search of the rubble after the house collapsed. The explosion happened just before 5.15pm yesterday at an address in Wright Street, Nottinghamshire Police said. Searches have been suspended while the property is made safe, but police said they will resume later in a bid to find another person who is believed to still be in the house.