Overview
- The man has been named locally as Derek Poole, a grandfather, as friends and a motor racing club posted tributes.
- Emergency crews were called to Church Lane in Selston at 7:18 p.m. on Saturday after an explosion and fire, and the man in his 90s was later found in the wreckage.
- Firefighters from across Nottinghamshire evacuated nearby homes, told residents to keep windows shut, and later lifted road closures as crews brought the blaze under control at about 9:50 p.m.
- A joint police and fire inquiry is under way to find the cause, and officers say there is no sign of any wider threat.
- Neighbours reported unusually loud bangs before the fire, though officials have not identified what triggered the explosion.