The Dog in the Pond Explosion

The Dog in the Pond explosion was a disaster that occurred on 8th September 2006 when escaped prisoner Sam Owen doused the pub in petrol and held the customers hostage, threatening to set the place alight. The lighter ended up being dropped and the pub exploded.
5 characters were killed whilst 7 characters were injured. The Osborne and Dean families were also left homeless as a result.
== Injuries ==
=== Survivors ===
Number	Character 	Circumstance
 	Jake Dean 	Minor injuries and smoke inhalation
 	O.B. 	Struck with a plank of wood by Sam Owen
 	Calvin Valentine	Minor cut after being pushed by Jake Dean
 	Kris Fisher 	Smoke inhalation
 	Zoe Carpenter 	Smoke inhalation
 	Darren Osborne 	Smoke inhalation
 	Russ Owen 	Minor injuries and smoke inhalation
=== Deaths ===
Number	Character 	Cause Of Death
 	Mel Burton 	Blast injury from the explosion
 	Sam Owen 	Crushed by rubble after being left to die by his brother, Russ
 	Joe Spencer 	Engulfed by flames in a second explosion
 	Olivia Johnson	Engulfed by flames in a second explosion
 	Sophie Burton 	Smoke inhalation and internal injuries
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