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Christina O'Neill

Govan explosion – Gas engineers rush to flats after two hospitalised

Gas engineers have joined emergency crews at the scene of an explosion in a Govan block of flats this morning.

A man and a woman have been taken to hospital and 23 people were evacuated from the building in Kennedar Drive as emergency services dealt with the incident.

Police and paramedics were called to the scene in the Elderpark area at around 7.05am.

One man was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary , while a woman was taken to the nearby Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

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A police spokesman said: "Twenty-three people from the block of flats were evacuated as a precaution and emergency services remain at the scene."

Investigations are under way to establish what caused the blast.

Bradley Barlow, spokesman for gas distribution company SGN, said: "Following reports of an explosion in Kennedar Drive in Glasgow, our engineers joined the emergency services on site earlier this morning.

"While it is too early to speculate as to what has happened, we have made the situation safe and we'll work closely with the emergency services to help identify the cause."

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