Large swathe of Oldham street faces demolition following blast.
At least 11 homes will have to be demolished on the street where an explosion killed a two-year-old child.
Jamie Heaton died and Andrew Partington, 27, suffered serious burns in the blast in Buckley Street which destroyed two terraced houses.
Eight days on, 38 homes are still cordoned off and a significant number of those will be knocked down, Oldham Council said.
A hardship fund has been set up for families unable to go home.
Council leader Jim McMahon said: “The layout of the houses is interdependent – once you demolish one it calls into question the stability of the next.”
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