Three members of the same family, including two young children, have died in a gas explosion in southern Italy. Their two-storey home in the town of Saviano, near Naples, partially collapsed in the blast, killing the siblings - a boy and a girl - as well as a woman yet to be identified by authorities

The house is believed to have collapsed due to an explosion, local authorities said. The father of the kids and their 2-year-old brother were hospitalized after the incident.

Firefighters said it was not safe to use their aerial ladder to deal with the blaze because of the storm A house in Derby has been damaged by a fire believed to have been started by a lightning strike.