House explosion in Ayr puts four people in hospital

Emergency services at scene after blast in western Scottish town that was heard several miles away

Two adults and two children were taken to hospital after an explosion at a house in Ayr that caused severe damage, with the blast being heard for miles around. Residents were evacuated from part of the Kincaidston area.

Police, firefighters and the ambulance service - including an air ambulance - were at the scene in Gorse Park, a residential street in the town in western Scotland, after reports of an explosion just after 7pm on Monday.