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| Hotel explosion victims 'stable' | |
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| Three people injured when an explosion devastated an Aberdeenshire hotel are said to be "stable" in hospital. | |
| Firefighters spent the night searching through rubble at the Drumtochty Arms in Auchenblae as part of the investigation into what happened. | Firefighters spent the night searching through rubble at the Drumtochty Arms in Auchenblae as part of the investigation into what happened. |
| A woman and two men - one in his 20s and the other in his 50s - were injured and are being treated in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. | |
| Part of the rear of the building collapsed, but everybody else was safe. | Part of the rear of the building collapsed, but everybody else was safe. |
| People living nearby talked about hearing a "great big boom" on Wednesday night and most of the village's main street had to be cordoned off. | |
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| Explosion at Aberdeenshire hotel | Explosion at Aberdeenshire hotel |
| The pub had recently been refurbished into a hotel. | The pub had recently been refurbished into a hotel. |
| It is thought the explosion could have been related to a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder. | It is thought the explosion could have been related to a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder. |
| There did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. | There did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. |
| A local resident said: "I was sitting in my house, and I heard a massive bang and the whole house shook." | A local resident said: "I was sitting in my house, and I heard a massive bang and the whole house shook." |