Two people have been injured following a building explosion in a Scots village.
Emergency services, including an air ambulance, scrambled to Bonkle Road in Newsmains, North Lanarkshire, following reports of the incident at about 1.35pm.
A large police and fire and rescue presence has descended on the village, with neighbouring buildings being evacuated.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We received a call at 1.33pm today to attend an address on Bonkle Road in Wishaw.
“We dispatched two ambulances, our special operations response team, the trauma team, an officer and our Helimed air ambulance. The first unit arrived on scene within three minutes.
“Two patients, one male and one female, were taken to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary accompanied by trauma doctors.”
Local man John Wright on Twitter said his “whole house just shook” – adding that it felt like something had “hit the ground”.
Something just exploded or hit the ground in newmains, my whole house just shook, anyone know ?
— John Wright (@johnwblabla) October 5, 2017
He added there was “no smoke, but loads of fire engines and police”.
Terrible what’s happened in Newmains, never seen so many emergency services fly by my work at once. Hope everyone involved is ok! ?
— Danielle Cahill (@_cahill) October 5, 2017
A Lanarkshire Police Division statement said: “Around 1.35pm on Thursday, October 5, police were called to a report of an explosion within a building in Bonkle Road, Newmains, Wishaw.
“Emergency services are at the scene and two injured parties are being treated by ambulance.
“Police inquiries are ongoing and a number of nearby properties are being evacuated at a precaution.”
