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Jack was watching Ianto as he worked, then saw that he didn't need his help so he moved to the houses, checking them off. Mountain and Brains moved in to help Reaper still helping clear some space as the first rescue chopper flew in, beating the ambulances with ease. Animal had started to move children by now.

Ianto stepped back, relieved to know no one else was inside and those outside were shaken, hurt but not dead. No fatalities.

Carl had fond Jarred and sat on the ground with his head in his lap trying to comfort him, the injuries mostly burns to his arms as he had thrown them up as the gas ignited. He had not been in the same room as the unfortunate gas man who was clearly badly burned. Ianto could see it was bad, at least 60% and he motioned for them to go to him first, relieved the school had not been badly hit, the kids scared but OK. Some minor cuts and mostly just fear.

Babs and Jack arrived back, Jack in the transporter and Babs in her large truck, driving slowly as some hoodlum walked ahead with brooms making sure the road was cleared of any debris that could hinder the wheels of the rescue vehicles that were starting to hurtle towards them. The tents on the back of Babs' truck bed were soon getting yanked off to set up an emergency centre as the hall was gonna be toast too.

As the emergency crews worked Babs and Jack loaded up the kids from the school, taking them home with them to comfort them. Ton already there in feeding mode. They worked through the afternoon, Ianto finally stopping as one of the old biddies tapped his arm.

"Sweetie, you're bleeding" she said softly.

Ianto looked down and saw that the bandage over his extraction site was weeping. He must have pulled some stitches and he swore softly, knowing he couldn't keep going in the debris and such with an open wound.

"It's OK, it's not fresh. I had a little procedure four days ago, it's the stitches torn I think" he assured her "I just have to go get it dressed before I get something in it."

As he walked off she frowned and watched him go, then turned to the one next to her "Did you hear that? He had a procedure… does that mean a surgery? Did he have something wrong with his arm? Another growth?"

Archie frowned as he stared after Ianto, then looked around and headed for someone who had just arrived with some Hoodlums with bottles of water "Ton? Go a minute son?"