Workman's lucky escape after installing fence post on gas line

A work in Alfreton, Derbyshire, had a lucky escape after causing an explosion when a gas pipe blew up underneath him.The workman, believed to be a fencing contractor, appeared to be installing fencing in Wessington near Alfreton, Derbyshire, on 21 June when he staggered away unharmed after a blast which blew him into the air.

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