TWO brothers who were severely burned in a gas explosion at their home are still in hospital.

Andrew Marsden, aged nine, is 'stable but poorly' in Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, while Stephen, six, was expected to be taken out of intensive care at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, today.

Their parents, John and Lynn, are said to be 'stable' in the Royal Preston Hospital

Firefighters and gas company Transco are investigating the cause of the blast in Standen Road, Clitheroe, on Easter Monday morning.