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| Two in hospital after Callander gas explosion | Two in hospital after Callander gas explosion |
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| Two pensioners have been taken to hospital following a gas explosion at a house in Callander. | Two pensioners have been taken to hospital following a gas explosion at a house in Callander. |
| Emergency services were called to Murdiston Avenue just before 06:00. The house has been completely demolished. | Emergency services were called to Murdiston Avenue just before 06:00. The house has been completely demolished. |
| A 77-year-old man was airlifted to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary while a 74-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Their conditions are not known. | A 77-year-old man was airlifted to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary while a 74-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Their conditions are not known. |
| Nine houses in Murdiston Avenue and Aveland Road have been evacuated. | Nine houses in Murdiston Avenue and Aveland Road have been evacuated. |
| Stirling Council has set up a rest centre in the town. | Stirling Council has set up a rest centre in the town. |
| Ch Insp Russell Penman, from Central Scotland Police, said: "The house has been totally demolished as a result of the explosion. | Ch Insp Russell Penman, from Central Scotland Police, said: "The house has been totally demolished as a result of the explosion. |
| "We are treating this as a suspected gas leak and inquiries are at a very early stage to establish the cause." | "We are treating this as a suspected gas leak and inquiries are at a very early stage to establish the cause." |
| Denis Kerby, from Scotland Gas Networks, said an investigation was being carried out to determine the cause of the explosion. | |
| He said: "Engineers are on site and they have made safe the gas supplies. We are working with the emergency services to carrying out a full investigation to establish exactly what happened. | |
| "There is no danger to other households or other members of the public. | |
| "Engineers haven't found any problems with the gas supply outside the home and have switched off the supply from the external meter." | |
| He added that it may be some time before engineers would be able to find the cause of the explosion. |