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| Buildings destroyed in explosion | Buildings destroyed in explosion |
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| An explosion has caused the collapse of two single storey shops in the town of Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. | An explosion has caused the collapse of two single storey shops in the town of Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. |
| The emergency services were called to the scene on Hawthorn street at about 0400 BST. | The emergency services were called to the scene on Hawthorn street at about 0400 BST. |
| Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said that there were no reports of any casualties. | Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said that there were no reports of any casualties. |
| Smoke was rising from the scene and a third shop was in danger of collapse. The area has been sealed off and roads closed. An investigation is under way. | |
| Gas engineers were also at the scene and local man Bob Wright described smelling gas at one of the shops on Monday. | Gas engineers were also at the scene and local man Bob Wright described smelling gas at one of the shops on Monday. |
| Mr Wright told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "There's been a lot of smell for the last two or three days of gas and yesterday was awfully bad and I remarked on it." | Mr Wright told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "There's been a lot of smell for the last two or three days of gas and yesterday was awfully bad and I remarked on it." |
| There was shrapnel everywhere, all lying on the road, and there was flames belching out of the shops John Paul McKinlayLocal resident | There was shrapnel everywhere, all lying on the road, and there was flames belching out of the shops John Paul McKinlayLocal resident |
| A spokesman for Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said: "At the height of the incident several families were evacuated as a precautionary measure. | |
| "At this time there is no known cause for the explosion, but joint investigations have commenced though nothing exact will be known for some considerable time." | |
| Another local resident John Paul McKinlay was in his bed when he was woken by the explosion. | Another local resident John Paul McKinlay was in his bed when he was woken by the explosion. |
| He said: "I looked up and I seen my room light shaking back and forward. | He said: "I looked up and I seen my room light shaking back and forward. |
| "We thought it was actually a car bomb or somebody trying to ram raid a robbery into the post office. | "We thought it was actually a car bomb or somebody trying to ram raid a robbery into the post office. |
| "We went out and it was chaos, there was shrapnel everywhere, all lying on the road, and there was flames belching out of the shops." | "We went out and it was chaos, there was shrapnel everywhere, all lying on the road, and there was flames belching out of the shops." |
| Did you experience the explosion? Let us know what you saw and if you have pictures of the scene you can send them to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk | Did you experience the explosion? Let us know what you saw and if you have pictures of the scene you can send them to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk |
| It's a blessing that this happened in the middle of the night. My son attends Clydebank High School just round the corner. As well as the local residents going about their business, those shops are very popular with the kids, including my son, especially at lunchtime. This could have been a far greater disaster. | |
| Marion Syme |