Three people have been taken to hospital following a large explosion at a house in Scotland.
The explosion, which is understood to have happened in Ayr on the southwest coast, caused houses to shake three miles away, the Daily Record reports.
Emergency services vehicles raced to Gorse Park in the Kincaidston area of the town following the incident which took place around 7.30pm.
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Residents have been evacuated from the area around the site of the blast in Kincaidston.
At least eight Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliances have arrived on the scene, along with the service's major incident unit.
An air ambulance was called out as part of the response to the incident.
Around 20 police vehicles and three ambulances are also in attendance.
One eyewitness told Ayrshire Live the air is thick with black, acrid smoke while another says two houses have been affected by the blast.
Images on social media showed debris scattered on the street in the residential Kincaidston area.
Social media users said an explosion could be heard for miles around.
Police are urging people to avoid the area.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 7.16pm to attend an incident at Gorse Park, Ayr, alongside Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
"We dispatched a number of resources to the scene, including three specialist operations vehicles, six ambulances and an air ambulance.
"Three patients were transported by road to Crosshouse hospital."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We received a report of an explosion at a property on Gorse Park in Ayr shortly after 7.10pm on Monday, October 18.
"Emergency services are currently at the scene."
A spokesman for gas distribution company SGN said they were helping emergency services.
He said: "At around 8pm tonight we received a request to assist the emergency services following the reports of a serious explosion in Gorse Park, Ayr.
"Our engineers are currently assisting the emergency services to ensure the immediate vicinity is made safe in our role as the gas emergency service."
