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Two in hospital after house blast | Two in hospital after house blast |
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Two people are being treated in hospital for burns 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 are in a stable condition in the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow. | |
A Strathclyde Police spokesman said neighbouring properties were evacuated before the front of the house collapsed. | |
The house is in a row of four in the Kirklands area. It is believed some of the houses will now be demolished. | |
Emergency services at the scene of the blast | |
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". | A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the casualties had suffered "burns to the upper body, the head, the face and the arms". |
Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. | |
The spokeswoman said: "The full part of the front of the building was blown out. | |
"There's no side part of it, it's completely blown off." | "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. | Scotland Gas Network and Scottish Power have been at the scene, as well as officials from Renfrewshire Council. |
Police said inquiries were under way into the cause of the explosion. |