A major incident is ongoing in Ayr tonight following a suspected house explosion which shook homes three miles away.
Emergency services vehicles have raced to Gorse Park in the Kincaidston area of the town following the incident which took place around 7.10pm.
Nine Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliances have arrived on the scene, along with the service's major incident unit, following the explosion which could be heard and shook homes as far away as Alloway.
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.
The area is being cordoned off by police at Kincaidston Drive which is opposite Ayr's Queen Margaret Academy.
The site is in the southern part of the town and close to the Bankfield roundabout on the busy A77.
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 spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were alerted at 7.11pm on Monday, October 18 to reports of a dwelling fire in Gorse Park Ayr.
"Operations Control mobilised nine appliances and specialist resources to the scene and firefighters are working to extinguish the fire.
"Crews currently remain in attendance and are assisting emergency service partners."
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