28/03/2013

Pensioners In Hospital Following Gas Explosion

Two people have been taken to hospital following a gas explosion at a house in Callender.

A 77-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman were rescued from the house at Murdiston Avenue at around 6am, by the emergency services.

Their conditions are not yet known.

The house has been completely demolished.

(CD)

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