Locals spoke of "loud screams" when police found the young boy around 6pm ... We've only just moved into our house. It really is quiet, you don't get anything around here." ...

A seven-year-old boy who died in a house explosion has been named locally ... Eyewitnesses told the BBC they heard a "very loud bang" and saw a "bright flash" Northumbria Police said five adults ...

Eyewitnesses told the BBC they heard a "very loud bang" and saw a "bright flash" A seven-year-old boy has died and six ... It also confirmed the house was a council-maintained property.

Police, who have now enforced a no-fly zone in the area, said the boy's death was "truly devastating". Eyewitnesses described a "very loud bang ... It also confirmed the house was a council ...