Emmerdale spoilers: Lives of multiple villagers hang in the balance as barn explodes

An explosion rips through a barn at Butlers
Laura Morgan

In Emmerdale spoilers for next week, lives are on the line as a huge explosion rips through a barn at Butlers. The blaze takes hold at the farm during a terrifying showdown between Ruby and Moira – who’s unhinged and wielding a shotgun!

Cain and a number of other villagers rush to the pair’s aid, but the building explodes into a fireball!

Who will escape the inferno alive? And will anyone perish in the flames?

A huge explosion rips through Butlers barn in Emmerdale
Now that is one big fireball! (Credit: ITV)

Moira is on the edge in Emmerdale spoilers

Viewers will know now that Moira is very unwell. She’s been experiencing seizures and other worrying symptoms that no one has yet been able to get to the bottom of.

Moira is also gripped by jealousy and paranoia and has taken her fury out on sister-in-law Ruby. She wrongly accused Ruby of having an affair with Cain after seeing them looking cosy.

But now it’s Cain who suspects he’s been cheated on after Caleb reveals he saw Moira kissing Nate. Enraged by the betrayal, Cain attacks Nate then confronts Moira. An argument breaks out, which results in Moira slapping her husband.

Afterwards, Moira is standing in one of the barns at Butlers when Ruby comes in. What happens next sets in motion a devastating – and potentially fatal – chain of events…

Moira Dingle wields a shotgun at Ruby Fox-Miligan in Emmerdale
Paranoid Moira accidentally starts the blaze during a confrontation with Ruby (Credit: ITV)

Butlers barn is ablaze

As stressed Moira ends up spilling tractor fuel in the barn, she starts to experience terrifying hallucinations. She grabs a shotgun, and padlocks the barn, trapping her and Ruby inside.

Things quickly escalate, causing Moira to fire a warning shot in the air – which hits a light bulb and causes a spark to ignite the tractor fuel.

Moira freezes in panic and horror as a ferocious blaze starts to rip through the barn, while Ruby is left lying on the ground.

From afar, Mack sees the smoke coming from the barn. He’s unable to make contact with Moira so races towards the scene on his quad bike.

Arriving at the barn, he’s met by John – and the plucky pair venture inside to rescue Moira and Ruby. Will their decision prove to be a fatal one?

Mack and John Sugden fight their way through the flames in Emmerdale
Mack and John enter the burning barn to try and rescue Moira and Ruby (Credit: ITV)

A huge explosion puts lives at risk

A call from Mack notifies Cain, Caleb and Chas of the dangerous situation.

As the siblings arrive at Butlers, petrified Cain dashes towards the burning barn. He knows Moira is inside and is desperate to save her  – but Chas pulls Cain back, terrified of him risking his own life.

Moments later, BOOM! There’s a gigantic explosion that throws those outside of the barn to the ground. But what has happened to the unlucky villagers trapped inside? Have John and Mack managed to reach Moira and Ruby in time? Or have they all met their maker?

Is tragedy about to strike?

Read more: Why Emmerdale must not kill off Moira

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