Guido Schuette died in the blast at a block of flats in Gibbs Crescent, West Oxford on Valentine's Day 2017. Gibbs Crescent Explosion the following day - Press conference ..15/02/2017.Picture by Ed Nix. Guido Schuette was killed in the blast (Image: TVP)All 86 flats on site were later demolished after the explosion. However, work to build new homes on the site stopped in 2023 when the construction company Henry Construction went into administration. At the time of the blast, Gibbs Crescent resident Gavin Long said the explosion was like a "mini Twin Towers".