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Two in hospital after house blast | Two in hospital after house blast |
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Two people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in Renfrewshire. | Two people have been taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in Renfrewshire. |
Emergency services said the front of the mid-terraced property in Renfrew had been blown off by the blast. | Emergency services said the front of the mid-terraced property in Renfrew had been blown off by the blast. |
A 66-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman were being treated at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow. | A 66-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman were being treated at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow. |
Their injuries were understood not to be life threatening. Strathclyde Police said neighbouring properties had been evacuated as a precaution. | Their injuries were understood not to be life threatening. Strathclyde Police said neighbouring properties had been evacuated as a precaution. |
The house is in a row of four in the Kirklands area. | The house is in a row of four in the Kirklands area. |
First reports of the explosion were received at 1935 BST on Friday. | First reports of the explosion were received at 1935 BST on Friday. |
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the casualties had suffered "burns to the upper body, the head, the face and the arms". | |
She added: "The full part of the front of the building was blown out. | |
"There's no side part of it, it's completely blown off." | |
Scotland Gas Network and Scottish Power have been at the scene, as well as officials from Renfrewshire Council. | |
Strathclyde Police said inquiries were underway "into the cause of the explosion". |