House explosion that killed two people in Newcastle caused by drug lab, court hears

Reece Galbraith, 33, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in blaze from gas canisters used to make cannabis sweets

A huge house explosion that killed two people including a seven-year-old boy was the result of a dangerous and criminal drug lab making cannabis gummy sweets using 100 gas canisters, a court has heard.

Details of the causes of the blast in the Benwell area of Newcastle can now be reported after Reece Galbraith, 33, pleaded guilty on Thursday to the manslaughter of two people.

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