Three men person been arrested successful transportation with a location detonation successful Newcastle which killed a seven-year-old lad and a 35-year-old man.
Northumbria Police person been investigating the origin of the blast connected Violet Close successful Benwell successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday October 16.
Three men, 2 successful their 30s and 1 successful his 50s, person been arrested connected suspicion of 2 counts of manslaughter, and the accumulation of cannabis.
They each stay successful constabulary custody.
Detective Chief Inspector Katie Smith of Northumbria Police said: “This has been a genuinely tragic incidental which resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of 2 lives.
“As a effect of our ongoing inquiries, 3 men person contiguous been arrested successful transportation with the explosion.
“Our probe volition stay ongoing arsenic we question to supply answers to what has happened.
“We would proceed to inquire radical to debar speculation surrounding this incidental some online and successful the community.”